Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes.

My father's life was so decimated by his earliest experiences. His mother died when he was 7 years old, which he always said was the worst experience in his life. When he was 8, his father disappeared and he was on his own from the age of 8.

I've learned to trust myself that I'm going to make healthy choices because I care about my health.

It's like, you can know you want to live your life by being yourself, but how do you actually do that? That can be a whole lifelong journey.