Romain Rolland

"The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose."

"Art is the effort of man to express, not to imitate, the unconquerable spirit within him."

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration applied with passion."

"To love is to find your home in another person's heart."

"The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable."

"A man's value is not determined by his circumstances but by his response to them."

"Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life."

"Freedom is not the absence of all constraint, but the ability to choose your own constraints."

"The great humanity of history is not found in monuments but in the quiet persistence of ordinary souls."

"To create is to resist the tyranny of what already exists."

"Pessimism is a luxury; optimism is a duty."

"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises."

"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"In every man sleeps a prophet, and when he awakens, there is a chance for the world."

"The battlefield of life is won not by those who never fall, but by those who rise after falling."

"Love is the bridge between two souls."

"There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance."

"The power of thought is the light that guides all human action."

"Time is the canvas upon which we paint our lives."

"Truth is like a lion; it will defend itself."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

"Leadership is not about being in charge; it is about taking care of those in your charge."

"Work is love made visible."

"Dreams are the language of the future speaking to the present."

"The only real failure is the failure to try."

"Gratitude transforms ordinary moments into extraordinary blessings."