Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

If you wake up and the day feels broken, just lean into the crack.

The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.

Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos.

There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.

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

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

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