Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

All great achievements require time.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.