What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing-to live in accord with his own nature.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.

Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Whom they have injured they also hate.

To make the world a friendly place one must show it a friendly face.

Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.

Men will allow God to be everywhere except on his Throne

Hold on to your life and make it honest and brave.

The best battle is the battle that is never fought. The best war is the war that is won without a battle.

I like to do the splits onstage

I was also just strong and quick - it wasn't hard for me to learn how to dance. I was a natural at it.

If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth.

There's no such thing as "an auteurist filmmaker." Every film directors is an auteur. We only make films that we do because we cannot put on clothes that don't fit us.

I would like Taeyeon unnie to be the leader, but like Hyoyeon unnie said, I think shes carrying a lot of burdens by being in that position. So, Ill just leave it to the unnies.