I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one's own.

They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.

The day you stop caring what other people think of you, is the day your life begins.

To live is in itself a value judgment. To breathe is to judge.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it.

It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failings than to point out those of others.

How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.

Being aware of a single shortcoming within yourself is far more useful than being aware of a thousand in someone else!

The lion doesn't turn around when the small dog barks.

To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.

If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your own integrity. If you need a witness, be your own.

When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone.