Thirst of power and of riches now bear sway, The passion and infirmity of age.

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

We enter the world alone, we leave it alone.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

Carelessness is inexcusable, and merits the inevitable sequence.

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

Books do pretend ...but squeezed in between is even more that is true—without what you may call the lies, the pages would be too light for the truth, you see?

Many a death was precipitated by the food, the job, or the medication whose main function was to postpone it.

Learn how they failed and succeeded, then fail on and succeed

Success is no magic

Everywhere there is apathy. Nobody cares whether that which is preached is true or false. A sermon is a sermon whatever the subject; only, the shorter it is, the better.

A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war.

Without living the most chaotic internal storms, you can't get the calmness of the wisdom! Wisdom is the child of the storm.

I try to lead a life where I don't have to ask God for forgiveness.

Washington, where an insignificant individual may trespass on a nation's time.

Time was a face on the water, and like the great river before them, it did nothing but flow.