“Allow yourself to think only those thoughts that match your principles and can bear the bright light of day.”

Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.

War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.

Man is on earth as in an egg.

Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.

How can you hide from what never goes away?

There is nothing permanent except change.

You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.

Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.

Silence, healing.

The sun is new each day.

The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.

All is flux, nothing stays still.

Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.

Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.

If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out and difficult.

The universal cosmic process was not created by any god or man.

But my deepest and most secret love belongs to the fair-haired and the blue-eyed, the bright children of life, the happy, the charming and the ordinary.

“Genius is divine perseverance.” Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.

I’m not very bright about money. I’m not domestic either. If I don’t learn how to cook, maybe I won’t have to.

The more you believe, the brighter you will shine.

Do I need you? No. But I want you. Like the fish seek warmer waters and the birds the brighter skies.

And when she stopped letting him steal her light she shined brighter than every star in the night sky.

The greatest test of Christianity is the wear and tear of daily life; it is like the shining of silver: the more it is rubbed the brighter it grows.

Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.