Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

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

Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.