Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.

Evil comes from a failure to think.