Nothing in this world is to be feared... only understood.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

First principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or by events.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.

A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity.

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

A friend is a friend who continues to love you and like you when you don't love him or like him any more.

In the art and act of mastering, a mistake is a common thing, but it must always shape something and it must always give a distinctive reason for action!

...darkness is not everywhere - for here and there I find a few faces illuminated from within. Paper lanterns swaying among the dark trees.

Give your subconscious a chance to work by turning your brain off from time to time. Don't focus on work or solving problems constantly.

I had been tricked once by that Cheat called love, but the Game was over.

Business leaders must find ways to infuse mundane business activities with deeper, soul-stirring ideals, such as honor, truth, love, justice, and beauty.

Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.

We need science. We need empirical evidence. We can't just use mathematical reasoning to deduce the nature of the world.

All June I bound the rose in sheaves, Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves.

It is also true that his hair had a reddish tinge and, as everybody knows, no one with red hair can ever truly be said to be handsome.