“Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy soul for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Dye it then, with a continuous series of such thoughts as these that where a man can live, there if he will, he can also live well.”

“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”

“This is the best of all possible worlds.”