A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination.
The only thing that never changes is that everything changes.
He never knew when he was whipped ... So he never was.
Knowledge is awareness, and to it there are many paths, not all of them paved with logic.
To die is nothing. One is here, one is no longer here. It is only at the end one must be able to say 'I was a man'.
A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.