Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

A dog barks, but a lion strikes.

Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.

Indeed, the great paradox of the writer's life is how much time he spends alone trying to connect with other people.

Nobody else will ever be able to save me if I’m not fighting as hard as I can to save myself.

Here bloom red roses, dewy wet, And beds of fragrant mignonette.

I'm the only man with a Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl ring who doesn't wear it. I'm a Green Bay Packer.

If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible.

Fully to surrender to love can be terrifying. But it is the price life asks in exchange for the possibility of ecstasy.

He smiles then, and even though it is well past midnight, its as if the sun has just come out.

In this world, who can do a thing, will not; And who would do it, cannot, I perceive: Yet the will's somewhat — somewhat, too, the power — And thus we half-men struggle.