A man who has taken your time recognises no debt; yet it is the one he can never repay.

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.

Taste is the most unexplored sense

It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.

I hope to work support my children and die quietly without pain.

Looking to the future I see in the further acceleration of science continuous jobs for our workers. Science will cure unemployment.

There's four biggies. There was Elizabeth I, George III, Victoria, and the current queen, who really dominated four eras.

There's no conflict between the social-welfare state and open markets.

Make sure what you do is a product of your own conclusion.

Lawyering is very individualistic. There are lawyers who are going to be that persistent birddog, they're never going to give up on the client, they're going to defend people.

Shall I speak truly what I now see below? The World is all a carkass, smoak and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just Nothing.

Anything inside that immobilizes me, gets in my way, keeps me from my goals, is all mine.