Know thyself, and you will know the universe and the gods.

Nothing in excess; the golden middle path is the sanctuary of virtue.

Through hardships and severe trials, we reach the shining stars.

Fortune favors the bold and resolute heart.

Character is destiny.

Time is the wisest counselor of all, for it reveals the truth of all hidden things.

He who conquers his own restless passions is mightier than he who captures a fortified city.

A single swallow does not make a spring, nor does one sunny day make a season of flowers.

Difficulty is what shows what human beings truly are.

While I breathe, I hope.

We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an isolated act, but a steady habit.

The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.

He who has completely overcome his fears will truly be free.

Anger is a brief madness; rule your passion or it will rule you.

Beware the barrenness of a frantically busy life.

Drop by drop, the great earthen jar is filled to overflowing.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

No tree becomes deeply rooted and sturdy unless many a harsh wind assails it.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

To do injustice is far more shameful and destructive to the soul than to suffer it.

He who spares the wicked injures the good and innocent.

Opportunity has hair upon its forehead, but is bald behind; seize it by the forelock as it approaches, for once it passes, none can catch it.

The roots of education and self-discipline are bitter, but the fruit is sweet and eternal.

Death smiles upon every mortal; all that a noble human can do is smile back with dignity.

Virtue is its own supreme and eternal reward.

Not all who wander into the wilderness are lost; some are seeking the uncontaminated spring.

A good mind and a compassionate heart are always a formidable and invincible combination.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The belly cannot be satisfied with eloquent advice; feed the hungry before you preach virtue.

He who laughs at everything is a fool; he who weeps at everything is miserable; he who observes with discernment is wise.

Even the gods cannot alter what has already been woven into the tapestry of the past.

Silence is the safest garment you can wear when walking through the territory of fools.

The companion of true virtue is eternal honor.

A stitch in time saves nine; mend the small tear before the garment splits asunder.

To conquer without arrogance and to yield without cowardice is the mark of the noble soul.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What you seek is seeking you.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.