You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.