Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point.

A strange and somewhat impassive physiognomy is often, perhaps, an advantage to an orator, or leader of any sort, because it helps to fix the eye and fascinate the mind.

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.

To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.

Form the habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh...to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies.

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom.

The need to exert power, when thwarted in the open fields of life, is the more likely to assert itself in trifles.

Ridicule is the best test of truth.

No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty.

We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.

I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. I think on some level, you'll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless.

People are different from each other

My dad was a cotton buyer and cotton buyers always considered themselves superior to the rest of the world.

I can let my true self shine in front of God.

Every vice has its excuse ready.

Just as when spring comes, Nature celebrates, When Navaratri comes, the Spirit celebrates.

The acme of freedom from wealth is to desire to be possessionless even as others desire to possess.