A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light.

From our first babblings to our last word, we make but one statement, and that is our life.

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

If it is true for you, it is true for someone else, and you are no longer alone.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

When you enter those places of trust, or power, dream a little before you think.

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

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

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.