“Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world
“Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders
“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
“At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world
“Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, act in the living present! Heart within and God overhead
“All you have shall some day be given; therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors
“I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the hope that I can ask you to share my future pluses
“Enjoy the good times, and endure the storms. Make your dreams come true, together… best wishes for your marriage day
“Live for today. Multitudes of people have failed to live for today. . . . What they have had within their grasp today they have missed entirely, because only the future has intrigued them
“Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn
“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation
“I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries
“We study ourselves three weeks, we love each other three months, we squabble three years, we tolerate each other thirty years, and then the children start all over again
“If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace
“No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which all date their time, and count upon what is left. It is the nativity of our common Adam