Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Take a canvas. Put a mark on it. Put another mark on it.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Optimism is a happiness magnet.

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

Happiness is not made by what we own. It is what we share.

At the end of the day, you are enough exactly as you are.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.

You don't meet the people you love, you recognize them.