Those who think fate is against them have already crucified themselves. They have already decided what fate should do with them

A humble heart, a friendly look, a smile on the face is really what you need to break the ice, not a very big axe.

The world is like a brute beast, you teach it how it should behave towards you

Those who complain that fate is against them will have a hard time finding happiness in their lives

Some beliefs are so strongly held that some believers are ready to lose their heads rather than the belief they carry therein

When something looks impossible, don’t give up without testing its impossibility

As you fight any war, sometimes the result may be defeat. Learn to be heroic even in your defeats.

You will always find all the time you need in the world to do what you love. If you can’t find the time, it’s not important for you

An evil woman sends her husband away and wails her evil fate

By your behavior you send signals on how people should treat you

Keep calm and live

I need solitude for my writing

Autumn arrives in the early morning but spring at the close of a winter's day.

Thus my faith grew that my beautiful dream for the future would become reality after all, even though this might require long years.

When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.

We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We left many of our horses and cattle in Wallowa. We lost several hundred in crossing the river.

A successful man cannot realize how hard an unsuccessful man finds life.

It's okay to learn from every experience, and it's okay to make mistakes.

Work like there is someone working twenty-four hours a day to take it all away from you.

And don't forget, Sherrod Brown is black. There's a racial component here, too. And now, the newspaper that I'm reading all this from is The New York Times, and they, of course, don't mention that.

Unless a love of virtue light the flame, Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others' bare.