I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

O woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

You must be present in the present to make it a present.

Anyone who's read all of Proust plus The Man withour Qualities is bound t be missing out on a few other titles.

You may be ableto fly to heaven with my love.But for real, my love is onlya cheap wine.Seriously, Only God’s love is the precious wine.And She evengives it to everyone.For free!

If you have written really well, people will swear that it happened to you.

Not seeing rivers is also another way of dying.

Talk and write in a way that encourages the mutual exchange of ideas and acts like a midwife to people birthing their own ideas.

And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.

When you get asked hundreds of questions, it's not possible to remember the answer to every one.

There is a devilish mercy in the judge, if you'll implore it, that will free your life, but fetter you till death.