Not a soul takes thought how well he may live- only how long: yet a good life might be everybody's, a long one can be nobody's.

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.

I've never kissed an art forger before" Lord Huntington to Eliza Somerton in "An Artful Seduction

A gramme is better than a damn.

Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.

Work done with little effort is likely to yield little result.

The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.

The inspiration for my illusions comes from many places. Most often they come from my dreams, or an everyday occurrence in life.

The opera ghost really existed

Cats are like Baptists. You know they raise hell, but you can never catch them at it.

The worst thing that can happen is death, and that's not the worst thing in the world either.

You can not understand "Scripture" without seeing through the eyes of the Spiritual Master or Advanced Devotees.