To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old.

Humility

With all humility, I think, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." Infinitely more important than the vain attempt to love one's neighbor as one's self. If you want to hit a bird on the wing, you must have all your will in focus, you must not be thinking about yourself, and equally, you must not be thinking about your neighbor: you must be living in your eye on that bird. Every achievement is a bird on the wing.

Life and Living

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.

Passion

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy.

Vision

The riders in a race do not stop when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voices of friends and say to oneself, The work is done.