Since human wisdom cannot secure us from accidents, it is the greatest effort of reason to bear them well.

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.

I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.

I have not yet begun to fight!

He who will not risk cannot win.

It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.

Whoever can surprise well must conquer.

It is true that I must run a great risk; no gallant action was ever accomplished without danger.

An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it.

I may sink, but I'll be damned if I strike!

You understand why some animals eat their young.

God gave us imaginations because that’s one of the ways we can visit the future! Thoughts are transport media!

Modern man thinks he loses something — time — when he does not do things quickly

I have faith that all is well, that all good things come to me in Divine timing. I can relax and surrender to the truth that I am divinely guided and cared for.

One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we'll have her forever.

You know the Dutch, they're always a bit funny... some of them.

Well — I was lucky once, wasn't I?” said Harry, pointing at his scar. “I might get lucky again.

Every generation is equidistant from God.

Concocting a good guest list is like seasoning a gourmet sauce. Too many similar ingredients and it's bland. Too much variety in the seasoning and the result may be overpowering.

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead.

All offences come from the heart.