Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor
Happiness depends on one being exactly fitted to the nature of one’s work.
Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the passion for a great adventure.
The quality of life is more important than life itself.
All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.
In joy or sorrow, health or sickness, prosperity or the reverse, the effort must still continue. One must rise after every fall and gradually acquire courage, faith, the will to succeed and the capacity to love.
Only in prayer do we achieve that complete and harmonious assembly of body, mind, and spirit which gives the frail human reed its unshakable strength.
The cell is immortal. It is merely the fluid in which it floats that degenerates. Renew this fluid at regular intervals, give the cells what they require for nutrition, and as far as we know, the pulsation of life can go on forever.
The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one’s day and every night to examine the results obtained.
A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning lead to truth.
Those who don’t learn to fight worry, die young.
There are no watertight compartments in our inmost nature.
To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know.
Logic never attracts men to the point of carrying them away.
Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.