Optimism is a happiness magnet.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

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

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.