Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.

Without pain, how could we know joy?

“Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.”

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

You don't have to hold yourself hostage to who you used to be.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible