Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to water it, you have to keep at it until it becomes rooted so it can take care or itself. There are so many enemies of trees.

There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

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.

I restore myself when I'm alone.

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

love the life you live.live the life you love.

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.

Certain signs precede certain events.

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.