I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

I had no blood relatives till I made some.

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.