We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

You will never get any more out of life than you expect.

Some people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power.

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

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.

Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

From our first babblings to our last word, we make but one statement, and that is our life.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.