A good person dyes events with his own color . . . and turns whatever happens to his own benefit.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.

Emotions weren't like washing. There was no call to peg them out for all the world to view.

Every evil has its good, and every ill an antidote.

I have heard so many stories of contractors, and I've met some, too, who worked for Donald Trump, produced the goods and services and never got paid for what they were owed.

The most-praised generation goes to work

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

A sexually fulfilled husband will do anything for you.

When the family collapses, it is the children that are usually damaged. When it happens on a massive scale, the community itself is crippled.

Conservatism is the antidote to tyranny precisely because its principles are the founding principles.

Photography to me is an addiction. I get jittery after a couple of days without a camera. Everyone who knows me says I'm happiest when I'm shooting.