He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.

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.

You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

It's like the animal kingdom. Adapt or go extinct.

Harmony is something we must have with others, but it must start inside us first.

Hell is the centre of evils and, as you know, things are more intense at their centres than at their remotest points.

What's interesting is there are $12 billion of breaks in the energy bill that passed, yet we see that the sixth major oil companies in America last year made $1.1 trillion.

The terrible sticky thing about truth is if it exists, it's coming for you.

Gratitude is the seedbed of joy.

Worry drains the mind of its power and, sooner or later, it injures the soul

Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint.

Business first; pleasure afterwards.