There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it’s worth considering.

If you follow the natural intentions, you get the most success out of life.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

The world only exists in your eyes... You can make it as big or as small as you want.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

It is not enough to know your craft — you have to have feeling.

There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

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