Language is a window into human nature, but it is also a fistula, an open wound through which we're exposed to an infectious world.
The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool
Familiarity breeds contempt.
We should use our judgment before coming to a decision.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
In a crisis, give help first and then advice.
Civil disobedience is an act of love.
Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.
Truths turn into dogmas the instant that they are disputed. Thus every man who utters a doubt defines a religion.
The child is not a prisoner of its inheritance; it holds its inheritance as a new creation which its future actions will unfold.