"Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself."

Eric Fromm

"I am that I am."

Old Testament

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

John Lennon

"When making your choice in life, do not forget to live."

Samuel Johnson

"The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely."

Carl Jung

"Know thyself? If I knew myself, I'd run away."

Goethe

"It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning round."

Thoreau

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 A.D.) - Meditations

"In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue"

James Q Wilson

"Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny."

Traditional saying

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

Abraham Lincoln

"There is nothing noble in being superior to others. The true nobility is being superior to your previous self."

Ancient Hindu Proverb