First, then, God, being all-just, wishes to do justice; being all-wise, knows what justice is; being all-powerful, can do justice. Why then injustice?
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.
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
Only he who accepts clashes and conflicts in life, loves life.
All my life I used to wonder what I would become when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up - that growing is an ever ongoing process.
Do what's right for you, as long as it don't hurt no one
A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.
The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.
It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.
Every person who ever thought he had a right to assert, and went boldly and asserted it, himself, or jointly with others that shared his convictions, was a direct actionist.
Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.
The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life.
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
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.