A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

the process through which any concept or subject (content) is taught becomes a part of the content. (p19)

Was it animal pee or human pee? Someone asked.How would I know? What, am I an expert in the study of pee?

It was weird the way you could be friends with someone but not really know the ugly parts of their lives. We all had our secrets, I supposed.

The universe speaks to us, if we have the courage to see it for what it is.

You have everything you need today to do what God has for you to do today.

If somebody invented cigarettes today, the government would not legalize them.

Rembrandt is so deeply mysterious that he says things for which there are no words in any language.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Taste your legs, sire: put them into motion.

It doesn't seem like it's been 50 years. I don't even feel like I'm 50 years old yet, though I've had all these knee and back operations.