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.

I never really understood the word ‘loneliness’. As far as I was concerned, I was in an orgy with the sky and the ocean, and with nature.

Don’t just hit a home run. Knock it out of the park.

In many ways, my attachment to human freedom was completely compatible with my right to live freely as a homosexual.

If you really didn't ever want to get wrinkles, then you should have stopped smiling years ago!

All wars, whether just or unjust, disastrous or victorious, are waged against the child.

The influence of a beautiful, helpful, hopeful character is contagious. ... People radiate what is in their minds and in their hearts.

When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference.

Conclusive facts are inseparable from inconclusive except by a head that already understands and knows.

Stay strong. Depression lies.

Glory, as anyone knows, is bitter stuff.