Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

you don't have to be happy to spread happiness.

What goes on inside isn't ever the same as what goes on outside.

What I don't like are pompous, pretentious movies.

I was brought up to believe that how I saw myself was more important than how others saw me.

Trouble will come soon enough, and when he does come receive him as pleasantly as possible. The more amiably you greet him, the sooner he will go away.

You always become the thing you fight the most.

People leave when life becomes untenable where they are.

Don't be limited in your views with regard to your neighbor's virtue...You must enlarge your soul towards each other.

I just don't lose weight easily.

I get a lot of people trying to take advantage of me because of my kindness. So, I'm either real nice to you, or I want to cut your head off. There's no in between with me.