Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

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

Science is the most reliable guide for civilization, for life, for success in the world. Searching a guide other than the science is meaning carelessness, ignorance and heresy.

There is also this benefit in brag: that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

If you have zest and enthusiasm, you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

Life is a disease, brother, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying - a little shove toward the end.

Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.