Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again.

A nation's strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own.

“You can’t go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.”

What is beautiful is moral, that is all there is to it.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, can't change anything.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Its good to leave each day behind, like flowing water, free of sadness. Yesterday is gone and its tale told. Today new seeds are growing.