“ Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others. ”

“ The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ”

“ You deserve the best, the very best, because you are one of the few people in this lousy world who are honest to themselves, and that is the only thing that really counts. ”

“ It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones. ”

“ A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind. ”

“ Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front. ”

“ The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. ”

“ A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor. ”

“ People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost. ”

“ The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer. ”

“ If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. ”

“ What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. ”