In the long run, truth is aided by nothing so much as by opposition.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

The world is governed by opinion.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

May your life preach more loudly than your lips.

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

All virtue lies in individual action, in inward energy, in self determination. There is no moral worth in being swept away by a crowd even toward the best objective.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought.

Self-acceptance is self-love in action.

Don't give in to the darkness, for there is so much life ahead of you.

I'm not a fan of the working class being mocked, including by some of our famous writers - even those who came from it.

Everything I've ever done that's valuable is something I was afraid to try.

Brother, if you want to get the lowdown, Come along and let's all have a hoedown.

My parents are always supportive of anything their kids do. They point out the pros and cons, but they let you make your own decisions, and when it's bad they stick by you.

The guy [Donald Trump] has a lot of problems - physical, mental, emotional, cognitive. You know, he comes with a whole lot of baggage, and I think it's pretty obvious.

In all the years together You've shared joy, and contentment too Long may it continue In the years ahead, for the both of you

The usual masculine dissillusionment is discovering that a woman has a brain