We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.

I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.

The less you know, the more you believe.

The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes

Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined.

A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

There is also this benefit in brag: that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.

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.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.