Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.
When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
Death smiles at us all. All we can do is smile back.
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
The trouble with most of us is that we’d rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.
What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else.
Loyalty and friendship are the most precious possessions a man can have.
The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.
Deeds will not be less valiant because they are upraised.
It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
Love is the expression of one’s values.
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors.