Wisdom

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Love is a serious mental disease.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.

Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior.

We are learning to make fire.

In the end, we'll all become stories.