Whoever aspiring, struggles on, for him there is salvation.

Talents are nurtured best in solitude, But character on life's tempestuous seas!

He who is resolute conquers grief.

All sects seem to me to be right in what they assert, and wrong in what they deny.

There are two things parents should give their children roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel (or rather, to fly).

Thou art in the end what thou art. Put on wigs with millions of curls, set thy foot upon ell-high rocks. Thou abidest ever--what thou art.

The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.