Wisdom

People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don't know is what what they do does.

The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.

The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are but different means chosen to arrive at it.

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify, simplify.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see, but few can feel.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

Know yourself and you will win all battles.