It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: by reflection, which is noblest; by imitation, which is easiest; and by experience, which is the bitterest.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Arrange whatever pieces come your way.
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
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