1. “I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
2. “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
3. “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
4. “No one has ever become poor by giving.”
5. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
6. “Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.”
7. “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.”
8. “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
9. “People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.”
10. “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.”
11. “The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever.”
12. “I’ve found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
13. “Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
14. “Everyone has inside of them a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!”
15. “People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.”
16. “I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”
17. “Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn’t matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.”
18. “I think a lot, but I don’t say much.”
19. “I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.”
20. “I can’t imagine how anyone can say: ‘I’m weak,’ and then remain so. After all, if you know it, why not fight against it, why not try to train your character?”
