Alexandre Dumas, fils

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."

"Education is the most powerful weapon for changing the world."

"The mind is everything; what you think you become."

"In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"Music is the universal language of mankind."

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

"Peace begins with a smile."

"Freedom is the most precious of all earthly possessions."

"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."

"Life without friendship is like the sky without stars."

"Family is not an important thing, it's everything."

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."

"Strength does not come from what you can do; it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't."

"Fear is the enemy of progress."

"Power without wisdom is tyranny."

"Money cannot buy happiness, but it can buy freedom."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."

"Adventure awaits those brave enough to seek it."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies."

"War is a failure of diplomacy."

"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."