I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

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

The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

There's place and means for every man alive.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them, they can teach us to see ourselves the same way.

The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.

Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

My art and profession is to live.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

Science is the outcome of being prepared to live without certainty and therefore a mark of maturity. It embraces doubt and loose ends.

To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?

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.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.