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.

Great persons are able to do great kindnesses.

It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged.

Prepared for the worst, but still praying for the best

What you do with ease is your passion.

Big mouths and small brains make the strangest noises.

Most of us plateau when we lose the tension between where we are and where we ought to be.

As far as I'm concerned, the gator that ate T.C. deserves a medal from Crime Stoppers.

Life is filled with endless opportunities.

Anything that we think is incredible and beautiful and wonderful, we ascribe to something that we don't know what it is.

If I'm like, 'Oh, this is not something that I want to do,' that means I have to do it. That's always a good motivation.

Our future is in our hands. Our lives are what we choose to make them.