A thankful heart is never half-full or half-empty, but always overflowing with love.

The value of hatred and ignorance is found in the fact that without them we could never truly appreciate wisdom and love.

Self-mastery is the challenge of transforming yourself from own worst enemy into your greatest ally.

The devil did not make me do it. I managed it all by myself.

Never be too absorbed by your own ambitions to encourage those of your family.

Jealousy is the fire of envy that seeks to destroy another's beauty, rather than to create its own.

The only valid voice of one's reputation is that spoken by one's conscience.