To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

The most decisive actions of our life... are most often unconsidered actions.

To follow, without halt, one aim: There is the secret of success.

It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.

They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

All our talents increase in the using, and the every faculty, both good and bad, strengthen by exercise.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.