Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
You get what anybody gets - you get a lifetime.
Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.
No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.
You live and learn. At any rate, you live.
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
Live for yourself and you will live in vain. Live for others and you will live again.
Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.