The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

To See What Is Right And Not Do It Is A Lack Of Courage.

What you do not want done to yourself do not do to others.

Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

Adventure is worthwhile.

The things you escape have the ability to catch you, one or other day! Stop running away! Meet them and defeat them!

The love for our native land strengthens our individual and national character.

When I do an operation, it's half a dozen people. When it goes beautifully, it's like a symphony, with everybody playing their part.

Being called very, very difficult is the beginning of success. Until you're called very, very difficult you're really nobody at all.

You spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young.

I'm always in the theater seeing everything, good or bad.

It is absurd to think that a man can believe in Christ, with his heart, and it not have a radical affect on the rest of his life.

The greatest penalty of evil-doing is to grow into the likeness of a bad man.

We are happy when for everything inside us there is a corresponding something outside us.