“Man is a being in search of meaning.”

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

The first and best victory is to conquer self.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.

Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.

But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.

We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.

You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.

I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

I always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me

When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.

If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.

But still try, for who knows what is possible?

Life is to be entered upon with courage.