“Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.”

I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.

Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.

Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

I’m not afraid to die.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

Earn the right to be proud and confident.

Passion is momentary; love is enduring.

It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

Maybe the target nowadays is not to discover what we are but to refuse what we are.

It is the mind that makes the body rich. There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

Can you taste the colors your ancestors weaved into, The armors of resilience they wore; Can you taste the colors of the unpaved path before you, waiting to be colored by you?

For without tragedies there is no life & what is life if not all our tragedies put together?

We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.

It is impossible to love and be wise.

I thought I had time until I realized the time had me.

When I approach a child he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become.