It is better that a judge should lean on the side of compassion than severity.

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.

Amicus scientia est amicus Deus: Friend of science is the friend of God!

Listen until you're the smartest.Learn until you're the wisest.Live until you're the merriest.Love until you're the kindest.

Discipline yourself so that all expectations, and inspiration, begin with your core values before relying on someone else's to better your life.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

I don't think anyone would care about my private life because I don't do anything. I'm at home with my dog.

But what could I lose by continuing that had not already been lost?

If you help yourself to the benefits of being married when you are single, you're likely to help yourself to the benefits of being single when you're married.

Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life.

After a grueling leg workout nothing feels better than a slow, deep massage on your quads.

I am an optimist and I always think the good will come out