He lives well who lives retired, and keeps His wants within the limits of his means.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Everyone wants to protect their heart, but without pain, one can never have joy.

I forgot they were talking about me. They sound so wonderfully convincing.

The industry cannot long offer unneeded or overpriced insurance if people will not buy it.

My dad is kind of a rascal, like in a Dickensian sense. He just goes from career to career.

The years keep coming and going, Men will arise & depart; Only one thing is immortal: The love that is in my heart.

There is no oil so thick as to destroy the imagination.

The farther you go, the less you know.

Therefore, the substance of [Donald] Trump policies never got covered, because it wasn't what interested the media.

Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.

To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.