Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.
In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible
Criticize the act, not the person.
Compassion is the basis of morality.
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.
How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.
The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.
All great achievements require time.
Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first
Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.