Never say about anything, "I have lost it," but only "I have given it back." Is your child dead? It has been given back. Is your wife dead? She has been returned.

Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent.

We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.

Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.

It is not my place in society that makes me well off, but my judgements, and these I can carry with me... These alone are my own and cannot be taken away.

Ask yourself, "How are my thoughts, words and deeds affecting my friends, my spouse, my neighbour, my child, my employer, my subordinates, my fellow citizens?"

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.