Nikolai Gogol

"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful."

"Fear is the enemy of progress."

"A kind word is like a spring day."

"The soul is eternal and love is its mirror."

"True strength lies in gentleness."

"Every moment is a fresh beginning."

"The greatest gift you can give is your time."

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

"Wisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"To love is to risk everything."

"The best education is experience."

"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it."

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

"Liberty is the right to do what the law permits."

"The pursuit of peace is more valuable than the pursuit of power."

"A man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

"The greatest of all arts is the art of living well."

"Death is but a crossing of the world, as friends do a narrow creek."

"What you give to the world is what it gives back to you."

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

"Joy is the best medicine."

"The greatest discovery is that the world needs you."

"Love is the only currency that never depreciates."

"To live is to suffer; to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."

"The most important thing is to love yourself."

"Every day brings new opportunities for growth."

"The power of imagination is limitless."