An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.

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.

History would be a revelation of the future as much as it was a study of the past.

Mourn with those are sorrowful.

That's very rude, " Myrnin said. "I haven't brought my fangs our for some time. Not in mixed company, anyway.

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow-creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.

It's impossible to get to the end if you quit in the middle.

My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big statements about the culture, about life. I think in a certain way, I was a 27 year old kid with a guitar

It is more dangerous to be a great prophet or poet than to promote twenty companies for swindling simple folk out of their savings.

Would you hurt a man keenest strike at his self-love?

We are all cells in the same body of humanity.

Life will not bear refinement. You must do as other people do.