“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week.”

“Time does not become sacred to us until we have lived it”

“Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer”

“Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us -- but not suckle us”

“Lost time is never found again”

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained”