Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves.

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.