average human “looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness, inhales without awareness of odour or fragrance, and talks without thinking.

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Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

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Learning is the only thing that never disappoints us.

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I awoke, only to see that the rest of the world is still asleep.

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I am not poor. Poor are those who desire many things.

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Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.

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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

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Your brain is much better than you think; just use it!

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Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

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He who does not oppose evil......commands it to be done.

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