O ye gods! what thick encircling darkness blinds the minds of men!

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

The plan had three phases: dangerous, really dangerous and insanely dangerous.

The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unforeseen attack.

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

Like most Rebel soldiers, Sam Watkins owned no slaves.

I’m nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible.

Even if you know a character really well, there's no formula for what jokes will work and what won't.

I know what it's like to pine away for that summer romance you just can't get back.

He was currently wondering vaguely who Moey and Chandon were.

There is no one to talk to since Mahatma Gandhi died.

Engineers use knowledge primarily to design, produce, and operate artifacts. ... Scientists, by contrast, use knowledge primarily to generate more knowledge.