Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.
My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.
In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.
Beware the fury of a patient man.