Seek first the virtues of the mind; and other things either will come, or will not be wanted.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

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

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

Living with regrets is like driving a car that only moves in reverse.

The only thing people regret is that they didn’t live boldly enough, that they didn’t invest enough heart, didn’t love enough.

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

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

Only love can heal the wounds of the past.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.