Believing that other people are always better than you-better-looking, more capable, richer, more intelligent-and that it's very dangerous to step outside your own limits, so it's best to do nothing.

All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready.

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks.

His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that.

You should treat a muse like a fairy.

You can only learn when you teach.

Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue