Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

What can't be cured must be endured.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

Nothing is as easy as it looks.

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence