Tis so much to be a king, that he only is so by being so.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

If you are excited of an idea that no one else, all that should matter to you is focus. Progressive thinkers are driven by their interests, not whether others are interested.

Why did it take the threat of dying to truly notice how exquisite a sunrise or sunset could be?

It is the Godfather, not God the Father, who makes you an offer you can’t refuse.

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.

It is altogether doubtful whether any man can be saved who comes to Christ for His help with no intention to obey Him.

Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!

You don't even live once.

Rigorous teaching schedules combined with mounds of paperwork can lead to burnout.

Everyone is right up there at the very brink of their pain limit.

If we did realize the difference between the vital few and the trivial many in all aspects of our lives, and if we did something about it, we could multiply anything that we valued.