It is easy to crush an enemy outside oneself but impossible to defeat an enemy within.

Love was like a toothache.

The greatest happiness of life was to stand at the difficult border between success and failure.

When a woman dislikes the man who is courting her, she parries him cleverly, like a willow in the wind.

Danger was the grindstone on which the swordsman whetted his spirit. Enemies were teachers in disguise.

The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object--the joy of living--is not in the peak itself, but in the adversities encountered on the way up.

Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.

Enemies were teachers in disguise.

It's no good to want to win still more when you have already won.

Every act is an expression of one's self.

Great character is forged through hardships.

Love no longer becomes a feeling - it becomes a storm.

When the lights suddenly go out, hold onto your diamonds for dear life. - Nancy Drew, The Mystery of Lilac Inn

And say to all the world "This was a man!"

One cannot both feast and become rich.

People are crazy and times are strange ... I used to care but things have changed

People who are employed in a way they don't like - my heart cries for them.

Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.

Because of Bethlehem, I have a friend in heaven.

I am present at the sowing of the seed of the world. With a geometry of sunbeams, the soul lays the foundations of nature.