Small sorrows speak great ones are silent.

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.

What is writing but an expression of my own life?

Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.

Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.

Life is full of adventure. Theres no such thing as a clear pathway.

Always remember no matter how many people say no, all you need to find is one single person to say yes. Just one person.

What you're willing to sacrifice is the measurement of how you love - at least it is for me.

all religions seem alike to me, one mass of absurdities and lies - I know that there is a God, but I know no more of him; and I believe that all those are liars who pretend to know more than I do.

Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.

The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man!

Sometimes I wonder if life is all about one moment. Everything before and everything after is about that one moment, and we are all stuck there.