Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.
I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.
The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.
Live for yourself and you will live in vain;Live for others, and you will live again.
We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
First, then, God, being all-just, wishes to do justice; being all-wise, knows what justice is; being all-powerful, can do justice. Why then injustice?
You can give in to the failure messages and be a bitter deadbeat of excuses. Or you can choose to be happy and positive and excited about life.
Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.
To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?
Any place I hang my head is home.
It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.
Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.
