Every man beholds his human condition with a degree of melancholy. As a ship aground is battered by the waves, so man, imprisonedin mortal life, lies open to the mercy of coming events.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

I don’t want to know what time it is. I don’t want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.

Memory is the binding foam of our mental life.

Questions don't have to make sense, Vincent, " said Miss Susan. "But answers do.

Nobody wants to be in a mediocre organization. You don't have the same energy flowing through.

The first thing a writer has to do is find a new source of income.

Knowledge kills action; action requires the veils of illusion.

Once you’re facing the direction of the deep within, awareness enters without a thought.

I’d rather somebody hate what I do than be indifferent to it.

I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent.

When you call people we you find it easy to be unfair to them, since you yourself are included in the condemnation.