Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

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

Nothing is as easy as it looks.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.