Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.

Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.

It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Those who see the invisible can do the impossible.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.