In a time of destruction, create something.

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

You live out the confusions until they become clear.

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

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.

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

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

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.

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