"The greatest power is that over oneself."

"Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms — you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older."

"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."

"If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you're in need of is not to be in a different place but to be a different person."

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."