All lyrical work must, as a whole, be perfectly intelligible, but in some particulars a little unintelligible.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

I was hoping to find a way out of here and instead found you.

Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy.

When you're a connoiseur you look for interesting rather than good.

Overcoming fear is a critical factor for anyone who wishes to be really happy, or anyone who wishes to become enlightened

Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.

The cheaper books become, the less money is spent on books.

There is nothing as unreal as life.

The best reason to diminish social programs is not to put more money in people's pockets but to put more responsibility in people's pockets.

It is necessary for the heart to feel as for the body to be fed.

Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.