“Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams”

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful”

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea”

“You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.”

“The discipline of desire is the background of character.”

“Who would wish to be among the commonplace crowd of the little famous - who are each individually lost in a throng made up of themselves?”