He who sings frightens away his ills.

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.

It was a little weird that they were friends. But then, maybe freaks just tended to find each other.

True strength is knowing that you don't have to be strong every single second of the day.

The true voice is a good spirit.

Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

So, to praise others for their virtues - Can but encourage one's own efforts

The True Self is infinite. It knows no boundaries. Pure essence. Pure light. Engulfing the mind, the soul, the body, the invisible real, with its radiance.

Virtue dwells at the head of a river, to which we cannot get but by rowing against the stream.

I don't really trust ideas - especially good ones... Rather, I put my trust in the materials that confront me, because they put me in touch with the unknown.

Forgive, but don't forget

The large banking interests were deeply interested in the World War because of the wide opportunities for large profits.