“Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.” ~ Kahlil Gibran

“You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.” ~ Arthur Ashe

“There are two things you should never be angry at, what you can help, and what you cannot.” ~ Plato*

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” ~ Jesus

“Decide not with whom you agree or disagree, rather you must decide what you agree or disagree with.” ~ atypican

“Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

“Keep your trust moderate and leave your understanding open to correction.” ~ atypican

“Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.” ~ Ralph Nader

“Be polite to all, but intimate with few.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

"If you expect respect you had better look them in the eye" ~unknown

"Conquer gently" ~ atypican

“remain curious” ~ multiple sources

"Skip the lectures and insist on conversations" ~ atypican

“Don't just grab at the first thing that comes along. Know when to refuse something that won't get you anywhere.” ~ Will Rogers

“Seek not every quality in one individual” ~ Confucius

“Stop reading this book

unless you are still busy

making improvements.” ~ atypican

“Make fair agreements and stick to them” ~ Confucius

"Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words" ~ Ecclesiasticus 32:8

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.” ~ Buddha

“Swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation” ~ James 5:12

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds” ~ Bob Marley

“Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.” ~ Buddha

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” ~ Buddha

“Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.” ~ Buddha

“Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

“If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.” ~ Carl Jung

“Drive thy business, let not that drive thee.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

“You have to prioritize your health above other things that may seem like necessities, and it can be very hard to realize when you need to let go of something for health's sake.” ~ atypican

“Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason.” ~ Lord Chesterfield

“Associate reverently, and as much as one can with our loftiest thoughts” ~ Henry David Thoreau

"When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple: take it and copy it." ~ Anatole France

"Don't loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club." ~ Jack London

"“Freely ye have received, freely give.” ~ Matthew 10:8

“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.