Let wickedness escape as it may at the bar it never fails of doing justice upon itself for every guilty person is his own hangman.

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.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

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.

But history does repeat itself

They are the we of me.

Life happens at the level of events not words.

Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.

All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they may alter the mode and application, but have no power over the substance of original justice.

The quantity of force which can be brought into action in the whole of Nature is unchangeable, and can neither be increased nor diminished.

Dating means two things; disillusionment or a racing heart.

What is there glorious in the world, that is not the product of labor, either of the body or of the mind?

A pas de deux is a dialogue of love. How can there be conversation if one partner is dumb?

I don't believe that narrative works when it's trying to teach a lesson or speak a factual truth.