You don't want to lose your old friend - the misery - You have invested too much into false - Hence the fear to be exposed -to be true - to be naked as you are.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

A man is literally what he thinks.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

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

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.