It is a happy talent to know how to play.

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

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

"Enough" is a feast.

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

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

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.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.