“No one can lose either the past or the future.”

No one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which he will lose.

When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.

What we do now echoes in eternity.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

Men exist for the sake of one another.

Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart.

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.

I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.

Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.

Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.

The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.

Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.

Whether in industry or in politics, leaders should be building a new, more flexible order for the imperiled generations to come.

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living.

Live a life that makes you feel proud when you discuss your past with your children in the future.

Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.

The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.

You have to make smart decisions, but you never know what will happen in the future.

Living in the past stops you from moving forward, and living in the future stops you from living in the moment.