“To make no mistakes is not in the power of man, but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.”

A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.

We ought indeed to shrink from and feel shame at what is base, but nature which is over-cautious to avoid blame may be gentle and kindly, but cannot be great.

All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.

Painting is silent poetry.

They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.

Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.

Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.

I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.

Don’t regret what is done in the past. Just focus on the present situation. And, start learning about the things that will help you in the Future.

I dread the events of the future, not in themselves but in their results.

Learn to take care of yourself will only make you more focused on the future.

Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow.

I respect all of the fighters within the sport of boxing, legends of the past, stars of the present, and prospects of the future.

It is thrifty to prepare today for wants of tomorrow.

Who you become in the future will reflect what you think about present.

The future is in your hand, no one should ever determine it besides you.