Abbé Faria

"Nature reveals the secrets of existence."

"The mind is mightier than the body."

"Wisdom comes not from books alone."

"Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next."

"Wait and hope."

"Knowledge is power."

"The greatest treasure is freedom."

"Education is the foundation of all human progress."

"A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his own enemies and bear arms against himself."

"Knowledge is power."

"Patience is power in its infancy."

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others."

"Fear is the father of despair."

"Science demands proof; faith requires belief."

"Dreams are the language of the divine."

"Death is but a doorway to another realm."

"Patience teaches us wisdom we cannot gain any other way."

"Power without wisdom is tyranny."

"The imagination is more powerful than knowledge."

"Philosophy teaches us how to live."

"Without hope, there is no life; without life, there is no hope."

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another."

"We learn through suffering and sorrow."

"A man becomes learned by reading books; but he becomes wise by reading life."

"All human wisdom is contained in those two words: Wait and Hope."

"The only true knowledge is in knowing you know nothing."

"We do not receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves."

"In the darkest despair, even a glimmer of hope shines bright."

"I have learned that most of evil comes from idleness and boredom."

"Sorrow purifies the soul and elevates the spirit."