The reputation of a woman may also be compared to a mirror of crystal, shining and bright, but liable to be sullied by every breath that comes near it.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Someone who doesn’t know if tomorrow will come would rather live every day twice than live it once.

Without trust, there can be no genuine peace. Neither in politics, nor in the quiet individuality of the heart and spirit.

Courage is like love it must have hope for nourishment.

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities.

It's midnight Cinderella, but don't worry none. Cause I'm Peter the Pumpkin Eater and the party's just begun.

Restrictions are difficult to enforce in a world where anybody can make anything.

Many people are willing to be God-centered as long as they feel that God is man-centered

I like army boots, I like peasant skirts - sometimes together! So I do know that I have odd taste.

*Only if you reject all the other paths can you discover your own path.