A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

You cannot have youth and the knowledge of it at the same time; For youth is too busy living to know, and knowledge is too busy seeking itself to live.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?