“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

The hurricane does not roar in pentameters.

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.