All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind which only pleases the sight, but does not captivate the affections.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Losing your job releases you from the contract of giving a piece of your life daily

With every circumstance, there is grace for change.

Do not forget to explore your soul.

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.

Adults follow paths. Children explore.

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

We only win at war because we fight another government. If we fought private industry we would not last until noontime.

Radio stinks. The stations are making a lot of money, but they just aren't taking chances.

I like to let my racket do the talking.

People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection.