A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Forgiveness … is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

The heart is not like a box that gets filled up; it expands in size the more you love.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

People living deeply have no fear of death.

The only lasting truth is change.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.