All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is much easier.

One must live as if it would be forever, and as if one might die each moment. Always both at once.

It is better to believe in men too rashly, and regret, than believe too meanly. Men could be more than they are, if they would try for it. He has shown them that.

It is bitter to lose a friend to evil before one loses him to death.

How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown?

A man is at his youngest when he thinks he is a man, not yet realizing that his actions must show it.

Everything is change; and you cannot step twice into the same river.

The rightness of a thing isn't determined by the amount of courage it takes.

Often beauty grows dull or common when speech breaks the mask.

You can make an audience see nearly anything, if you yourself believe in it.

Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places.

Personal perception of perfection is like that. You see what you want to see. After awhile you just see what you need to.

Success-minded people know that the greatest enemy to today's success is yesterday's success.

A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed in keeping rabbits.

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.

It's not what people do to you, but what they mean, that hurts.

Compassion can never coexist with judgement because judgement creates the distance, the distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other.

A new dress. Is this all it takes to make a new beginning, this shred of dyed cloth, shaped into the form of a woman's body?

Through our faith, we gain the courage to take action. And through action, we move one step closer toward the manifestation of our desires.

The problem is, Hamas is using force to try to extort progress on its political objectives.

Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?