It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.

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.

The Christian life means putting off the character of the world and putting on the character of Christ.

My pride had risen up and whopped me in the face. I don't lose my temper a lot, but when I do, I make a good job of it.

Leave women to find their sphere.

Poor brain! How helplessly it dissolves when willing eyes meet and the nose warms to those old jungle scents.

Man truly achieves his full human condition when he produces without being compelled by the physical necessity of selling himself as a commodity.

Law and its instrument, government, are necessary to the peace and safety of all of us, but all of us, unless we live the lives of mud turtles, frequently find them arrayed against us.

We've got to have good schools in every zip code.

I live in an old house with no closets and no built-ins. I hate big cupboards.

Of every four words I write, I strike out three.

The avoidance of loss is the surest way to ensure a profitable outcome.