To have a positive religion is not necessary. To be in harmony with yourself and the universe is what counts, and this is possible without positive and specific formulation in words.
The older we get the more we must limit ourselves if we wish to be active.
A good person, striving dimly, Is well aware of the right path.
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion
Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.
If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own.
With little wit and ease to suit them, They whirl in narrow circling trails, Like kittens playing with their tails.
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive.
God help us -- for art is long, and life so short.
He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.
Live dangerously and you live right.
Superstition is the poetry of life. It is inherent in man's nature; and when we think it is wholly eradicated, it takes refuge in the strangest holes and corners, whence it peeps out all at once, as soon as it can do it with safety.
One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.
It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. That is because a hero can be recognized only by a hero.
To be loved for what one is, that is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him; their own selves, their version of him.
There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight.
Every second is of infinite value.
Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.
Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates him or passes by him and leaves him apathetic
Prudent and active men, who know their strength and use it with limit and circumspection, alone go far in the affairs of the world.
It matters little whether a man be mathematically or philologically or artistically cultivated, so he be but cultivated.
He who moves not forward, goes backward.
Thank God when He lays a burden on thee, and thank Him when He takes it off.
The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.
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