It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.
During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.
Live simply so others may simply live.
Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
Life is the dancer and you are the dance.
We think too much and feel too little.
The past is the best prophet of the future.
Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.
Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
The future starts today, not tomorrow.
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
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.