And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

Life is made up of marble and mud.

I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

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

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.

The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

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

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.

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.

You can give in to the failure messages and be a bitter deadbeat of excuses. Or you can choose to be happy and positive and excited about life.

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

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

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.