“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.”

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.

If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.

Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.

Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.

Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.

For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

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.

Being black or white isn’t an accomplishment. What you do with your life – or what you accomplish with your life – dictates what you should be proud of.

The fact that we define ourselves by our roles can be an admirable thing – it’s how we build a life and make a living. But it’s also precarious. Roles change. Sometimes overnight.

If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?

The lasting pleasures of contact with the natural world are not reserved for scientists but are available to anyone who will place himself under the influence of earth, sea and sky and their amazing life.

You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.

The light has gone out of our lives.Yet I am wrong, for the light that shone in this country was no ordinary light. and a thousand years later that light will still be seen in this country and the world will see it. For that light represented the living truth.

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

My life is like a movie and I do my own stunts.