You are what you love, not what loves you.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

In quietness the soul expands.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

"Enough" is a feast.

I learned that you have to push away the demand of people's expectations by believing in your instincts.