Self-denial is the best riches.

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.

Until we begin to discover and create value, purposefully and systemically, we are not humans but only biomass

Man was bestowed with intelligence, only to gauge his foolishness!

They may think I’m insane because I left my wonderful job. I may think they are insane because they don’t know the value of life.

Insomnia is his mind's revenge for all the tricky thoughts he has carefully avoided during the daylight hours.

The earth keeps turning but it never says why.

Here's a confession: I hate parenting books. I hate the ones that are earnest and repetitive.

We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.

To arrive at the simplest truth requires years of contemplation.

Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.

O, what men dare do! what men may do! what men daily do, not knowing what they do.