Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult.

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

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

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

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

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

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

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

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

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

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.