Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.

Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.

The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

One man with courage is a majority.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.

Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.