If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

Success is the process itself.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

The heart is not like a box that gets filled up; it expands in size the more you love.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Listen, learn, go on.