Insist on yourself; never imitate… Every great man is unique.
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
I looked always outside of myself to see what I could make the world give me instead of looking within myself to see what was there.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life, and if you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
It is impossible to go through life without trust: That is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.
Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide.