Timid and cowardly soldiers cause the loss of a nation's independence; but pusillanimous magistrates destroy the empire of the laws, the rights of the throne, and even social order itself.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

Most people tend to think the best of those who are blessed with beauty

Life without dreams or goals such as life without vision.

we can only flourish when we are truly grounded in self. keep that in mind when journeying.

I was given baby doll toys myself, and they proved a stark reminder that my life was expected to revolve around childbearing - just as my mom's had before me, and her mom's had before her.

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.

The question that haunted every investigation was 'why'.

The single greatest impediment to error prevention in the medical industry is that we punish people for making mistakes.

Actually I never did stand up. I'm not that funny.

I am learning that a man can live profoundly without masses of things.