If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

Begin by instructing yourself, then you will receive instruction from others.

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens.

Once I blazed across the sky, Leaving trails of flame; I fell to earth, and here I lie - Who'll help me up again? -A Shooting Star

A man would create another man if one did not already exist, but a woman might live an eternity without even thinking of reproducing her own sex.