Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.

I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning

If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.