Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.

If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

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

Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

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

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

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

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.