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

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

There is no worse bitterness than to reach the end of your life and realized you have not lived.

Nature is not human-hearted.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Time is the best killer.

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

love the life you live.live the life you love.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

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.

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

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.