So long as you are secure you will count many friends; if your life becomes clouded you will be alone.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.

Deep pain awakens the pleasure of wonder.

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible.

It's not who you are, but whose you are that counts. Because God is your heavenly Father, doors of opportunity will open for you.

Walk out of any doorway feel your way, feel your way like the day before Maybe you'll find direction around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you.

Anyone with gumption and a sharp mind will take the measure of two things: what's said and what's done.

Dedication: For librarians and booksellers everywhere, who gather books and build shelters for tender souls.

Life is all about learning and one of the most memorable ways of learning something is by messing up.

Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.