If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

Don't cry for a man who's left you - the next one may fall for your smile.

One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

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

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

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

History has shown there are no invincible armies.

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.

To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

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

The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap.

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

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

Let silence take you to the core of life.

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.

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.

The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.