No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly.

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 may some day get a boyfriend and eventually a husband, but you will always be my first loves." -Sheetal, 14, Qatar

In thinking about 'depressing movies, ' many people don't realize that all bad movies are depressing, and no good movies are.

People will not follow a leader with moral incongruities for long. Every time you compromise character you compromise leadership. The foundation of firm leadership is character.

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

Life isn't fair. In never was and never will be.

The successful competitor, having been urged to compete, must not be turned upon when he wins.

You can tell a lot about a person by what they let roll off their back.

Stars in the night,' he said. 'Something something something something, some delight

Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.

Science began to be powerful when it began to be cumulative, when observers began to preserve detailed records, to organize cooperating groups in order to pool and criticize their experiences.