Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

In life, as in Chess, ones own Pawns block ones way. A mans very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him

A successful career has been full of blunders.

You cannot win without sacrifice.

A large family party is rather too much like a flight of tomtits; everlasting twitter, but no conversation; gregariousness without companionship.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.

I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.

Proverbs are potted wisdom.

Self-laudation abounds among the unpolished, but nothing can stamp a man more sharply as ill-bred.

People are not lazy, they simply have impotent goals..that is..goals that do not inspire them.

If we fail to do something, the people following us will have nothing to build upon

Body needs variable of time to be able to settle presence of soul in this three-dimensional space.

Memory was my drug of choice. -Pea Hicks

I don't want to be the person who has the gigantic headlines: 'Look Who So-and-So Is Dating Now.' That, to me, isn't really who I am.

He inched his way up the corridor as if he would rather be yarding his way down it, which was true.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

Most people seem to take pleasure in feeling superior to someone. I'm not like that, which pleases me because it makes me feel superior.

I myself won't do anything, but I won't stop anyone else from acting.