You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.
The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.
Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.
All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
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.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.
Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
Science is the outcome of being prepared to live without certainty and therefore a mark of maturity. It embraces doubt and loose ends.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.
Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.
Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes
Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.
