It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully.

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.

Because I mean it. I don’t care about anything else. I could lose anyone else and make it through. But not you, Ella May. I can’t do this without you.

Why spiders? Why couldn't it be 'follow the butterflies'?

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

The Spirit goes ahead of us when we witness--- preparing the way, giving us the words, and granting us courage.

Delight comes only when our soul dances and plays with another.

We will only truly be free when those in bondage are finally free

To take my work seriously would be the height of folly.

You get to know someone better by playing for an hour than by talking for a year.

In human life there is constant change of fortune; and it is unreasonable to expect an exemption from the common fate. Life itself decays, and all things are daily changing.

Forever used to feel like a curse. Now it feels like a promise.