Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured.

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.

Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?

There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.

I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.

Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.

A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.

No two readers can or will ever read the same book, because the reader builds the book in collaboration with the author.

If you come at four in the afternoon, I'll begin to be happy by three.

Life is sweet when you pay attention. When it doesn't seem sweet, put a sticker on your nose and do a funky dance.

When asked what he would do if he found a million dollars: "I would try to find the person that lost it and if he was poor - I'd give it back."

The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same

There never was a champion who to himself was a good loser. There's a vast difference between a good sport and a good loser.

The poor and ignorant will continue to lie and steal as long as the rich and educated show them how.

The way is the beginning of all beings and the measure of right and wrong.

Excellence when concealed, differs but little from buried worthlessness. [Lat., Paullum sepultae distat inertiae Celata virtus.]

He objected, though, to indiscriminate reading. 'One must have some question,' he wrote, 'addressed to the book one is going to read.