For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.

I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.

If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

You are never too old to become younger!

You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.