"To live is well, but to live well is better"

"Do not spit in the well - you may be thirsty by and by."

"There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out."

"A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it."

"Gossip needs no carriage."

"A kind word is like a spring day."

"Imagination is the reality of the dreamer."

"Open your mouth and purse cautiously; and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great."

"The path of repentance, though hard at times, lifts one ever upwards and leads to a perfect forgiveness."

"Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments."

"He who fights monsters should look into it that he himself does not become a monster. When you gaze long into the Abyss, the Abyss also gazes into you."

"The true masters of the art of living are already happy if they are not unhappy."