“You only lose what you cling to.”

“A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.”

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”

“You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers.”

“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”

“all that we are is a result of what we have thought”