Booth Tarkington

"A man is known not by his words but by the company he keeps."

"History is the teacher of those who will listen."

"The mind is its own place; it can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven."

"Work without joy is merely drudgery."

"Dreams are the blueprints of reality."

"The most beautiful things in life are often the most fragile."

"Fear is the enemy of progress and the friend of stagnation."

"Power without responsibility is the root of all corruption."

"Health is a crown that the well possess but the ill can never see."

"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered."

"Technology should serve humanity, not enslave it."

"The music of the soul is heard in silence."

"War is the failure of diplomacy and the triumph of ego."

"Motivation is internal; inspiration comes from without."

"The relationship we have with ourselves determines all other relationships."

"Solitude is not loneliness; it is communion with oneself."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"The strength of a nation lies in the character of its people."

"Perseverance is the virtue of the successful."

"Gratitude transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Death is not an ending but a transformation."

"Hope is the anchor of the soul in stormy seas."

"Peace begins within and radiates outward."

"The truth is often hidden beneath layers of pretense."

"A kind word can change someone's entire day."

"Learning is a lifelong journey, not a destination."

"The essence of leadership is service, not dominion."

"Beauty is found in the imperfect and the broken."

"Science seeks to explain the mysteries that faith accepts."