| Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. |
| Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. |
| The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. |
| Do not read history. Read biography, for it is life without theory. |
| Most people die with their music still locked up inside them. |
| Silence is the mother of truth. |
| We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end. |
| Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. |
| What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history. |
| He who gains time gains everything. |
| Justice is truth in action. |
| The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. |
| One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission. |
| Where knowledge ends, religion begins. |
| Success is the child of audacity. |
| Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action. |
| Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. |
| Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. |
Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember and remember more than I have seen.
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