"There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us."

"There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you."

"Learning is its own exceeding great reward."

"We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts."

"The only limit to human potential is authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that the beauty of life is found in its imperfections."

"My cow is not pretty, but it is pretty to me."

"It's an amazing thing to say, 'I'm beautiful,' without feeling like you're cocky."