The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

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

Forgiveness … is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Listen, learn, go on.

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

Act as if someone just said there’s no reason to be afraid.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.