The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.

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.

Do you really believe that the moon isn’t there when nobody looks?

You do not become a leader because people follow you. Rather, people tend to follow you because you have leadership qualities. The journey of leadership often starts alone.

A compliment is a gift not to be thrown away carelessly unless you want to hurt the giver.

In fact, whenever I go and watch a film I don't like to read about them beforehand - I like to go in fresh and get inside the story without knowing what's going to happen.

To know truly is to know by causes.

No severity of punishment deters when detection is uncertain, as it always must be.

As a writer, you want to go somewhere else sometimes. You want to vary the terrain that you're exploring.

I like films that are well-written and concise and with not a lot of room for improvisation.

Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion.

There's always merit to having a debate.