How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness.

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Being right is highly overrated. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.

Look with favour upon a bold beginning.

We can only learn to love by loving.

The universe is made of stories, not atoms.

The heart has eyes which the brain knows nothing of.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere

The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till some one dash it from them.

The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

You get peace of mind not by thinking about it or imagining it, but by quietening and relaxing the restless mind.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.