Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.

History is the devil's scripture.

The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.

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

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

It is not the length of life, but the depth.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

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

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

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

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

If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

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

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.