Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

We do not arrive at Love by ourselves. It is through each other that we learn to love ourselves

In order to be a teacher you've got to be a student first

He that jokes confesses.

A lion never roars after a kill.

My father wasn't absolutely delighted. He wanted me to become a lawyer. I studied law, but I thought the shoe business was more exciting.

I am the complete and utter definition of a Luddite.

Columbus's doom-burdened caravels Slant to the shore, and all their seamen land.

[My mother told me] stories about Nat King Cole, and Miles Davis, and seeing pictures in later years with band leaders like Alvino Ray.

You can make all the birth plans in the world, but at the end of the day - go with the flow.

When we stop taking risks, we stop living.