There is nothing so bitter that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.

Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Whom they have injured they also hate.

Winning is not a matter of acceptance but a term of dedication with an interest to achieve.

True unconditional love starts from you to you. Stop waiting on others to give it to you.

The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

I've worked very hard in this book to keep the lines of communication open. I don't want to turn someone away from this information for partisan political reasons.

And with the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost awhile.

A man ought to do what he thinks is right

There are a great number of people from New Jersey who go on to have pretty successful careers.

Some brains are barren grounds, that will not bring seed or fruit forth, unless they are well manured with the old wit which is raked from other writers and speakers.

What a way to pay a man back for helping you. Gah, I suck as a human being.’ (Shahara)

War is a matter of vital importance to the state; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied.