I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad.

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.

…progress isn't necessarily about change but about things turning out as we want them to

Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life.

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.

I will take some savage woman, she shall rear my dusky race.

It's not as bad as it was last year. It feels good today.

I love thee like puddings; if thou wert pie I'd eat thee.

In a field I am the absence of field. This is always the case. Wherever I am I am what is missing.

Deflating inflated egos is so important to God that He offers to help.

We see clear evidence repeated in many studies that higher intake of trans fats is associated with higher risk of heart disease, and with many other conditions, such as diabetes and infertility.