Navigating by the compass in a sea of clouds over Spain is all very well, it is very dashing, but - you want to remember that below the sea of clouds lies eternity.

For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.

Experience will guide us to the rules. You cannot make rules precede practical experience.

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

You do not explain the tree by telling of the water it has drunk, the minerals it has absorbed, and the sunlight that strengthened it.

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.

If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility. You alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for every one of your acts.