The full and joyful acceptance of the worst in oneself may be the only sure way of transforming it.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

The rare opportunity to exist, no matter how brief, is worth the pain left in the wake of its disappearance.

The secret to making yourself stronger is to absorb the strength of the people around you—energy begets energy.

I hate the word 'potential'-potential means you haven't gotten it done.

God wants a child's heart and a grownup's head.

A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.

I am principled against this kind of traffic in the human species . . . and to disperse the families I have an aversion.

The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display his worth.

Men have made of fortune an all-powerful goddess, in order that she may be made responsible for all their blunder's.

My ancestors are all crazy. My great-great-granddad, he was the last man to live in a cave in Nottingham.

I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through.