Although a skilful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.
Man tends to increase at a greater rate than his means of subsistence.
Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher full of poison with milk on top.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Books are the mirrors of the soul.
When you introduce competition into the public school system, most studies show that schools start to do better when they are competing for students.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come.
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Try not to become just a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.
Words without deeds are worthless.
Intelligence is so damn rare and the people who have it often have such a bad time with it that they get bitter or propagandistic and then it’s not much use.
If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.
