Idleness ruins the constitution

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.

There are no do-overs in life.

It’s is good you are about something. But wait and ask, “why and how?”. Without “whys and hows”, not every energetic movement can be called progress.

Quitting is only for those who are doubtful of their destiny.

Nothing invests life with more meaning than the realisation that every moment of sentience is a precious gift

I don't just write books. I climb inside and live there.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

You can't walk on water until you get yourself out the boat.

With silence only as their benediction, God's angels come Where in the shadow of a great affliction, The soul sits dumb!

Custom is a second nature, and no less powerful.

You know, social issue movies don't make a lot of money.