Man appoints and God disappoints.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Everyone lives by selling something.

I have a slight oral fixation.

My greatest gift ever is public embarrassment and shame

If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money.

Children know when they are being sold a sanitised version of the world, and I think that's a betrayal of the relationship between author and reader.

Of all that writ, he was the wisest bard, who spoke this mighty truth- He that knew all that ever learning writ, Knew only this-that he knew nothing yet.

A journey of four hundred and thirty miles can be made in any part of the United States, but in Turkey it takes as many days.

Personal branding is one thing that you just can't do well on your own. You are too close to it.

No increase in the welfare of the member of society can result from the availability of an additional quantity of money.

If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and feed them with that attitude.