I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.

I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.

The report of my death was an exaggeration.

We turn not older with years, but newer every day.

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Health is not simply the absence of sickness.

There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub.