An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.

If there is anything in the world a person should fight for, it is freedom to pursue his ideal, because in that is his great opportunity for self-expression, for the unfoldment of the greatest thing possible to him.

If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.

What signifies knowing the names, if you know not the nature of things?

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find a better man.

The heart's earnest and pure desire is always fulfilled.

If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual; and, exhibited in the lives of many, it continues the true source of national vigor and strength. Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates.