My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

Life unexamined, is not worth living.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.

More men have become great through practice than by nature.

The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.

Trying to eliminate worldly temptations only makes our spiritual growth limited.

I just needed to realize that style was like personality - it didn't always have to be consistent

Such a senseless and tragic day. My family and I send our love to our beloved and resilient Boston.

"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."

I wrote a lot of poetry that was based on stories of the sea and I was really inspired by that.

Everybody's a specialist.

Gaming is the backbone of Nevadas economy.

If songs were lines in a conversation, the situation would be fine . . .

Everything is valuable under the right conditions. To a man dying of thirst, water be more precious than gold. To a drowning man, water be of little worth and great trouble.

There are abundantly more English professors in the world than there are authors.