Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
— Henri Frederic Amiel
Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.
Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.
Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.
Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.
We only understand that which already is within us.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.
Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.
True humility is contentment.
Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
