Chartacter Quotes

Re examine all you have been told.

Dismiss what insults your soul.

The more I work,

the more I realize how little I know.

Good friends,

good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Honesty is the best policy

when there is money in it.

Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you

that you can’t be exactly who you are.

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness

of the woods before sunrise.

The more we value things,

the less we value ourselves.

The mind is the limit.

As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something,

you can do it.

If you have a garden and a library,

you have everything you need.

Be yourself;

everyone else is already taken.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

You're my best friend,

and I don't even like you.

Man needs his difficulties

because they are necessary

to enjoy success.

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey

and car keys to teenage boys.

The process is more important than the outcome.

Lie to anyone

but never

lie to yourself

Our lives are shaped by the choices

we make and the opportunities we take.

Stay true to yourself;

the world will try to change you.

Avoid having your ego so close to your position

that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.