Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness it is to be expecting evil before it comes.

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.

The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. (City of God, Book 19)

Fool! Never wait on a man! Let him wait on himself!

It is the one of the great secrets of life that those things are most worth doing, we do for others.

Kill time and you will kill your career.

To harbor hatred and animosity in the soul makes one irritable, gloomy, and prematurely old.

We never get far from wealth and all of its masks when we deal with power.

I didn't grow up really wanting to be an actor. I don't remember ever not being an actor.

I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer.

I look after those who look after me." He smacks his lips, stares at me, and adds, "I also look after those who don't." - Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)

I and a friend of mine called Mannon talked together, and we both decided to walk this journey.