“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.

If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.

He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.

A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.

The funniest people are the saddest ones.

The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not. Are both correct.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Behind every smile there’s teeth.

The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

Never forget that there are only two philosophies to rule your life: the one of the cross, which starts with the fast and ends with the feast. The other of Satan, which starts with the feast and ends with the headache.

Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what we do.

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth.

All your life, you’ll meet people that only want to break you down. Forget them, stand strong with the people who build you up.

It may be difficult to understand why a test comes our way, but we must never forget that the test is accomplishing refining and purification.

The problem is that people forget.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.