The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

Live to the point of tears.

It takes a long time to grow young.

Within the child lies the fate of the future.

If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

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

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

My art and profession is to live.

Life has a certain flavour for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

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.

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

Science is the outcome of being prepared to live without certainty and therefore a mark of maturity. It embraces doubt and loose ends.

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

There's no advantage to hurrying through life.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.