Live for yourself and you will live in vain;Live for others, and you will live again.

Life is a disease, brother, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying - a little shove toward the end.

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

First, then, God, being all-just, wishes to do justice; being all-wise, knows what justice is; being all-powerful, can do justice. Why then injustice?

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

I have always regarded myself as the pillar of my life.

The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

Maybe this world is another planet?s hell.

The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

There's no advantage to hurrying through life.

The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.

Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.