The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.

If you want to reach the infinite, then explore every aspect of the finite.

I nothing had, and yet enough for youth--Joy in Illusion, ardent thirst for Truth. Give unrestrained, the old emotion, The bliss that touched the verge of pain, The strength of Hate, Love's deep devotion,--O, give me back my youth again!

When you are in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.

One never goes further than when they do not know where they are going.

I always seek the good that is in people and leave the bad to Him who made mankind and knows how to round off the corners.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.