Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
For life in general, there is but one decree: youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret.
Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.
When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.
Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?
Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.
The past is the best prophet of the future.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.
If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.
Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.
Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.
If you've been playing poker for half an hour and you still don't know who the patsy is, you're the patsy.
Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.
Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.
If we are not free, no one will respect us.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.