Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Her words were like tinfoil

The Strong Man is Mightiest Alone.

I am light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy

Don't you like to write letters? I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.

You don't have to do anything to meditate. That's what makes it so difficult. Everybody wants to do something.

The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.

My father believed in me many times more than I believed in myself.

I am an old-fashioned storyteller. I try to make people laugh and cry. A fiction writer's duty is to entertain. If you can sneak in something profound or symbolic, so much the better.

You become technically proficient whether you want to or not, the more you take pictures.

Blessings often give rise to injury, so be careful when things are going your way. Success may be achieved after failure, so don't just give up when you've been disappointed.