We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.