Be realistic: Plan for a miracle

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

The object of the superior man is truth.

If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.

In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.