One does not yearn for that which is easily acquired.

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.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

God sees and knows you

Only your fearful and doubtful thoughts could defeat you in life.

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

You'll never learn a thing from a competitor weaker than you.

I deep sea fish a lot.

I might hatch an idea in my comfort zone, but to bring it to reality requires bravery.

There was always a quest for more minutes, more hours, faster progress to accomplish more in each day. The simple joy of living between summers was gone.

For my part I think it is a less evil that some criminals should escape, than that the government should play an ignoble part.

You cannot give me an instance of any man who is permitted to lay out his own time contriving not to have tedious hours.