The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success.

Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings.

Misers are very kind people: they amass wealth for those who wish their death.

I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.

Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?

To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting.

We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison.

How many persons fancy they have experience simply because they have grown old!

Genius speaks only to genius.

Conscience warns us as a friend before it punishes us as a judge.

Loneliness is designed to help you discover who you are…and to stop looking outside yourself for your worth.

The blank page, otherwise known as the vast playground of the writer's imagination.

An army is a nation within a nation, it is one of the vices of courage.

Listening is the essence of anything.

If you do the best you can, no matter how bad the situation, you probably are going to come out okay.

When you're hot your hot, when you're not your not.

It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins.

I've learned a long time ago to never say never about the band Kansas.

I'm a free spirit - unfortunately for some.

You are not accidental. The world needs you. Without you, something will be missing in existence and nobody can replace it.