Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.

Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

When once you have tasted flight you will always walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward: for there you have been and there you will always be.

Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.

Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

Time is: Too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, and to work, and to play and to look up at the stars.

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.

Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.