Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

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

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

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

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.

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

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

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

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true.