I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals separated from law and justice he is the worst.

He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

The worst men often give the best advice.

Living well is the best revenge.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.