“It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.”

It is a great thing to know your vices.

For walk where we will, we tread upon some story.

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.

Books: our unfailing companions.

To be rather than to seem.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Cultivation of the mind is as necessary as food to the body.

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.

To make a mistake is only human; to persist in a mistake is idiotic.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

We are bound by the law, so that we may be free.

Instead let Virtue herself, by her own unaided allurements, summon you to a glory that is genuine and real.

A man of faith is also full of courage.

In looking out upon the world, we forget that the world is looking at itself.

It’s easy to forget who you are.

We are always in the rush to achieve something that we want but in that rush, we forget about ourselves.

We focus on being extraordinary but forget we can always be extra kind.

We cannot forget to carve out the future of Japan ten or one hundred years into the future.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

We are One. Our soul is one, we just forgot for a little while.

We expect forgiveness for ourselves. We forget to forgive the ones we need to.