Friends are necessary to a happy life. When friendship deserts us, we are as helpless as a ship left by the tide high upon the shore. When friendship returns to us, it's as though the tide came back, giving us buoyancy and freedom.

It is by acts (actions) and not by ideas (mere thoughts) that people [really] live.

Every failure can be considered as a tragedy or a chance to learn something. The latter is healthier

He is a poor son whose sonship does not make him desire to serve all men's mothers.

Friends are necessary to a happy life. When friendship deserts us, we are as helpless as a ship left by the tide high upon the shore. When friendship returns to us, it's as though the tide came back, giving us buoyancy and freedom.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world -- making the most of one's best.