The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.

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.

Work is when you confront the problems you might otherwise be tempted to run away from

Men may fight the battle, but women wage the war.

Happiness is when you realize that your kids have grown up to be AWESOME people!

Banking is necessary - banks are not.

In our age, self-indulgence and self-destruction, rather than self-sacrifice, are the foundations for new heroic myths.

William Ewart Gladstone is credited with the credo that a prime minister must be a "good butcher." The metaphor is apt insofar as the root of the word "decision" is "to cut."

Indians love to reduce the prosaic to the mystic.

I don't need to speak...I play the guitar!

Once I find the right maxim to apply, I feel that I have done all that can be expected of me.

Aphrodite: Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart. Percy: But... I don't know where it's going. My heart, I mean.