Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

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

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it’s worth considering.

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

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world.