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

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

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

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

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.