A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

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

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.