“Age gives you an excuse for not being very good at things that you were not very good at when you were young.” 

“Intellect is not wisdom.” 

“A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.”

“Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.”

“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.”

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”

Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.

 “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” 

“Discretion is the better part of valor.”

In time we hate that which we often fear.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

To become a spectator of one’s own life is to escape the suffering of life.

A closed mouth catches no flies.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.

Each day provides its own gifts.

The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.

If someone is incapable of distinguishing good things from bad and neutral things from either – well, how could such a person be capable of love? The power to love, then, belongs only to the wise man.

He often acts unjustly who does not do a certain thing; not only he who does a certain thing.

As it is with a play, so it is with life – what matters is not how long the acting lasts, but how good it is. It is not important at what point you stop. Stop wherever you will – only make sure that you round it off with a good ending.