Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

The struggle, like life itself, should be joyful.

Risk something or forever sit with your dreams.

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.

To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

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

It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

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

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

We turn not older with years, but newer every day.

When someone tells me “no,” it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.