I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

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.

If I get married, I want to be very married.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Certain signs precede certain events.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!

Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.

Sow a thought and you get an act; Sow an act and you get a habit; Sow a habit and you get a character; Sow a character and you get a destiny.