Experience is the universal mother of sciences.

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.

The story it told was unremarkable: a tale of love found and lost- the oldest story in the world. The only story.

Shed as you do your garments your daily sins whether of omission or commission and you will wake a free man with a new life.

People have committed suicide because of their failure to realize the passions for love , power , fame , revenge . Cases of suicide because of a lack of sexual satisfaction are virtually nonexistent.

Dishonor will not trouble me, once I am dead.

The innocent moon, that nothing does but shine,Moves all the labouring surges of the world.

Christmas is a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass our own.

Never let any obstacle stop you.

You don't love in your enemies what they are, but what you would have them become by your prayers.

I call my mom and talk to her about random stuff I saw on the Internet. That's kind of the only constant in my day-to-day.

A novelist must preserve a childlike belief in the importance of things which common sense considers of no great consequence.