Poems List

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.

In the body restraint is good; good is restraint in speech; in thought restraint is good: good is restraint in all things.

It is when we hurt that we learn."

There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

The only use of a knowledge of the past is to equip us for the present. The present contains all that there is. It is holy ground; for it is the past, and it is the future.

Identify the things and people that make you feel unhappy and eliminate them from your life. Nothing good can come from them."

As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion breaks through an unreflecting mind.

In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.

Live to learn... forget... and learn again.

It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on."

All that we are is made up of our thoughts; it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speak or act with a pure thought, happiness will follow him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

There are no whole truths; all truths are half- truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil.

Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt.

In a strong relationship, you should love your companion more than you need them."

There never was, there never will be, a man who is always praised, or a man who is always blamed.

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.

Everything you do or say is public relations.

Men who have not observed discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, perish like old herons in a lake without fish.

Sometimes silence can be the strongest and most compassionate answer."

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height.

He who formerly was reckless and afterwards became sober brightens up this world like the moon when freed from clouds.

Be considerate with the Earth. More people have to use it when you're gone."