Blessed is he who expects nothing$$$ for he shall never be disappointed.

Those things that hurt$$$ instruct.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time$$$ for that's the stuff life is made of.

I didn't fail the test$$$ I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Years passed; and he endured the idleness of his intelligence and the inertia of his heart.

Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.

Wonder. Go on and wonder.

Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears$$$ that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

Out of clutter$$$ find simplicity. From discord$$$ find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

We experience ourselves our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us$$$ restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.