He who is penitent is almost innocent.

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.

Your integrity is your personal code of honor and has the power to build your reputation or destroy it, establish credibility or crumble it—in one swift move.

Deeply-rooted conditioning has perverted us. We ARE the culture of violence. We must look at ourselves.

Knowledge is an affair of symbols and is, all too often, a hindrance to wisdom, the uncovering of the self from moment to moment

This complaining rambling rubbish is the substitute which has taken the place of love.

I find myself to be quite sarcastic, and I wouldn't want to be with someone who didn't get that.

Efforts depend on individuals, but results rely on mere conditions.

Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

There's no reason for the electors to overrule the popular choice.

The party in power almost always unapologetically engages in deficit spending, while the other party argues passionately against the evils of debt and deficits.

In our society, it's been the men who've handled most of the finances, and the women who've stood by and watched men botch things up.