Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.

It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.

Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

For every dark night, there's a brighter day