What counts is not the things that happen, but what we do with them.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Only one mountain can know the core of another mountain.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

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

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Some things are best mended by a break.