If you aren't humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But true empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

There are no regrets in life, just lessons.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

What I love most about this crazy life is the adventure of it.

Enjoy life... that's what we're here for.

Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.

I do not write for this generation. I am writing for other ages. If this could read me, they would burn my books, the work of my whole life. On the other hand, the generation which interprets these writings will be an educated generation; they will understand me and say: 'Not all were asleep in the nighttime of our grandparents.'

Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going to fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.