"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.

"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

"No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

"There is only one happiness in this life to love and be loved.

"Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.

"It is not the answer that enlightens but the question.

"Solitude is the place of purification.

"We are minor in everything but our passions.

"Excuses change nothing but make everyone feel better.

"Man is born to live and not to prepare to live.