Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

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

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

It's not a question of learning much.On the contrary.It's a question of UNLEARNING much.