I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself.
The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.
I stand in awe of my body.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
Never let the demands of tomorrow interfere with the pleasures and excitement of today.
If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again.