Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

All Socialism involves slavery.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

Whenever you begin to conclude, "I can't win, " and "What's the use?" you've set yourself up for failure. Your pessimism becomes a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy.

People believed what made them comfortable. What fit with their preconceptions of how the world worked.

That's a very admirable quality in a wife. The ability to admit she is in the wrong.

Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for.

Being so honest in my writing is cathartic.

Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour? What tho' we wade in Wealth, or soar in Fame? Earth's highest station ends in 'Here he lies;' and 'Dust to dust' concludes the noblest songs.

Humility means freedom. It provides growth and takes you out of the cycle of change that you are currently in, which is stagnation.

Because God is faithful, He can be trusted fully to completely carry out His commitments to us in Christ.

You get bunches of players like you do bananas, though that is a bad comparison.

In Australia, there is a very famous show called 'Home and Away.' I was cast on that at 15. The day I started filming, my life changed.