Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heart-ache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty. Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, to discover what is already there..........

Do not believe in something simply because you've heard it.....

The art of love is largely the art of persistence.............

It takes a long time not to judge ourselves through someone else eyes............

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage................

Never apologize for showing feelings, when you do so, you apologize for the truth..............

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled......................

Pay no attention to what the critics say.  A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic...............

Jealousy in romance is like salt in food, a little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.........

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.  We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous.............?

Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations................

One does evil enough when one does nothing good...........

Don't try to be different, just be good.  To be good is different enough...............

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right..............

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.............

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.............

Everyone complains of his memory, but no one complains of his judgment..............

Values are good things only if they are good values...............

In jealousy there is more self-love than love. .....

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are...................

Learn to be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not................

No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.....................

To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up..............

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. ............

We are betrayed by what is false within..................

We all wear masks, and sometimes we can't remove them without removing some of our own skin......