I have been bent and broken, but — I hope — into a better shape.

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

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

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

Some things are best mended by a break.

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

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

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

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

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.