Everything that truly makes us happy is quite simple: love, sex, and food!

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

Words empowered by justice can never be silenced.

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

Live for each second without hesitation.

'Tis never too late to be wise.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.