Love is a tender plant; when properly nourished, it becomes sturdy and enduring, but neglected it will soon wither and die.

Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.

Even as water carves monuments of stone, so do our thoughts shape our character.

No matter what your past has been, your future is spotless.

Keep in mind the challenging fact that your aim is not to get ahead of others, but to surpass yourself; to begin today to be the person you want to be.

Every man is a diary in which he writes one story while intending to write another. His humblest moment is when he compares the two

If any of you have a desire to be mediocre, you will probably find that you have already achieved your ambition.

The law of the harvest is inexorable (impossible to stop or prevent) . As we sow, so shall we reap.

If you are to be among the noble you must be noble. If you are to be among the wise, you must be wise, if you would be among the pure in heart, you must be pure in heart.

Real character is formed in the midst of the battles of the soul.

Physical fitness contributes to all other aspects of personal development and makes for rich and radiant living

Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.

I do not believe in God, because I believe in man. Whatever his mistakes, man has for thousands of years been working to undo the botched job your god has made.

All is waiting and all is work; all is change and all is permanence.

Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it. All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words.

Man's most sacred privilege is freedom of will, the ability to obey or disobey his Maker.

Once you can fake sincerity, you can fake anything.

I was born in Georgia. That's where my grandparents-and all my people-are from. But my family traveled a great deal because my dad was in the army as a helicopter pilot.

There is a certain clinical satisfaction in seeing just how bad things can get.

The hope of immortality makes heroes of cowards.

I frown at him. How does he know all this information? And why, after two years of avoiding becoming a Dauntless leader at all costs, is he suddenly acting like one?