I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

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

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.

The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible

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

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

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

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.