Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

Free men cannot start a war, but once it is started, they can fight on in defeat. Herd men, followers of a leader, cannot do that, and so it is always the herd men who win battles and the free men who win wars.

The true test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops—no, but the kind of man the country turns out.

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

We would never learn to be patient if there were only joy in the world.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

Es tan corto el amor, y tan largo el olvido. <br> (Love is so short, and forgetting is so long.)