To attain power, one must first obtain riches, for almost everything of the world revolves about it.

We have the power to shape our lives, by the way we think. Only that to have a progressive life, we must train ourselves into thinking in a certain way.

In life we must be willing to take risks, for that is the only way progress is attained.

It does not matter where one comes from, one can achieve even the greatest of things in life.

Any goal in life is attainable as long as one follows it consistently.

It is the man who loves reading books who gets to know himself

I've been through so many things in life, and I have come to deduce one thing above all else: I care for nothing in this world save writing, books, everything else is an obstruction; it will always come second.

Any great love comes from intense suffering

He who has patience, evidently what he pursues must ensue, and come to pass. To every man, this is what he must cultivate above all other things.

The best writing is when one writes from the soul

There are many ways to find meaning in life, one of them is the love of art