Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

I believe that every person is born with talent

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

Your purpose is not separate from you; it is an intrinsic part of who you are. Embrace it and let it guide you.

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best to make you everybody else.

To understand yourself, you must be aware of what you are doing, thinking, feeling.