About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.
There is little success where there is little laughter.
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.
We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.
We can mention only one point (which experience confirms), namely, that next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. No greater commendation than this can be found — at least not by us. After all, the gift of language combined with the gift of song was only given to man to let him know that he should praise God with both word and music, namely, by proclaiming [the Word of God] through music.
A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.
You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life.
Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.
or simply:
