Each person is born to one possession which outvalues all his others—his last breath.

The acceptance of death gives you more of a stake in life, in living life happily, as it should be lived. Living for the moment.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Nobody is more inferior than those who insists on being equal.

You will find rest from vain fancies if you perform every act in life as though it were your last.

It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

A person with a clear purpose will make progress on even the toughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress on even the smoothest road.

They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.

True life is lived with tiny changes occur.

The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.

The whole universe is contained within a single human being—you.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

If you compromise your own conscience, you will weaken your conscience. Soon your conscience will fail to guide you and you never will have real wealth based on peace of mind.

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.