“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely”

“Religion's in the heart, not in the knees.”

“Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power ”

“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.”

“A man growing old becomes a child again”

“Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on ”