To aim to convert a man by miracles is a profanation of the soul.

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.

A society is driven by “social fear” always produces the seeds of doubt and unhappiness.

A person must never live a lie. We free ourselves to live a full life by discovering the courage to face our illusions and live a true life.

Killing is killing, whether done for duty, profit or fun

Love is a contradiction... Jace to Clary

You cannot be the person they know and the great, glorious person you want to become. Not at the same time.

I'm quitting the business today. I'm going to open up an appliance store, I've always really been into toasters. I'm giving it all up.

I always want to have a personal relationship with everybody that works for me.

A woman whom we need and who makes us suffer elicits from us a whole gamut of feelings far more profound and vital than a man of genius who interests us.

The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.

The study of sickness is the most poetic of the sciences.