Take people as they are — there are no others.

We choose freedom.

We are all in the same boat.

The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way of belief, and good, too, for definite, assignable reasons.

-- William James

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.

-- William James

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

-- John Dewey

My predecessors ruled but I know nothing about them, and so I do what I do that people may remember me.

-- Mansa Musa

Nothing is more impossible than what Napoleon faced.

-- Ōkuma Shigenobu

Gentlemen, life is short. Never waste your mind on trivial matters. Study much, work much, think much, laugh much.

-- Ōkuma Shigenobu