The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.

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.

The best investment you can make is an investment in yourself. Spend your time, money, and energy on improving your life and self.

The moderns say we must not punish heretics. My only doubt is whether we have the right to punish anybody else.

He looked at her, and she couldn't contradict him. Nor could she offer any false reassurance. Silence, at least, was honest.

Hurting the person who hurt you won't heal your pain. Let them go. Karma will deal with them you don't have to write the script for the universe.

I believe that comedians do what they do, and then they get credit or criticism for doing it. There's nothing planned about this.

I cannot write as well as some people; my talent is in coming up with good stories about lawyers.That is what I am good at.

Expect to get more than you expected [from Crash Landing project]. Expect more than a mixtape.

...she could only wait for someone, something, to free her from the invisible chains that bound her.

We are a very crafty family.

The great lesson to learn of life is the need of giving out from the abundance of one's self in order to be ever abundant within one's self.