Mankind have such a deep stake in inward illumination, that there is much to be said by the hermit or monk in defence of his life of thought and prayer.

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 had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.

He's like a man with a fork, in a world of soup. (about his brother Liam)

To live a life without awakening is to leave it as it was begun.

But the English are different, and they don’t know how to be other than different.

All I require of a religion is that it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it.

They were like people who run to meet, holding out their arms, but their aim is wrong; they pass each other and keep running.

True refinement seeks simplicity.

Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion, benevolence, and humanity.

Friendship is stronger than kindred.

Resolve that whatever you do, you will bring the whole man to it; that you will fling the whole weight of your being into it.