One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?

I never can love you deep enough or long enough to satisfy me.

It is the nature of human beings to want, to desire.

For me, the slower burn is a deeper and more effective scare. But I only like those kinds of scares when they're really earned. I don't like false scares.

Faith that is not evidenced by a life of integrity is not biblical faith at all.

A man talking fast has something to hide.

Art class was like a religious ceremony to me. I would wash my hands carefully before touching paper or pencils. The instruments of work were sacred objects to me.

Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.

There's nothing better than sinking into my feather pillows after a hard day's work.

To believe in your choice you don't need to prove that other people's choices are wrong.