To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

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

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

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

A precedent embalms a principle.

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

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.

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

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

All great achievements require time.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

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

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.