A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

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

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.

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

I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.

You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.

All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.

This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.