Its not the men in your life that matters, its the life in your men.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often 'Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.'

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.

You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects.

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

Where there is love there is life.

Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

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

Life is the dancer and you are the dance.

This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!

All of us are products of our childhood.

I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.

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

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.

The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.