No evil is without its compensation.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Love never dies... when death is not the end.

Who are we to think we deserve anything? What makes us so great? No one is "lucky" to have us. We are all full of it.

World change comes from within.

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.

It was easy enough to despise the world, but decidedly difficult to find any other habitable region.

Human government is more or less perfect as it approaches nearer or diverges farther from the imitation of this perfect plan of divine and moral government.

Music is a part of my life all the time - on the plane, before matches, driving out to the court.

It is good to know our universe. What is new is only new to us.

When you're used to being in the public eye, if you've got a disease, you've got to own up to it. It's about being about it, not running from it.

Activity is the enemy of investment returns.