Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.

The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

If you follow the natural intentions, you get the most success out of life.

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 chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

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

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.