Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

Egypt is the gift of the Nile.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.

The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.

Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid.

You cannot occupy a proper place on earth without wisdom. It is the principal thing you must have.

Today is a new canvas, paint it with all your favorite colors.

Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.

There is a correlation between the severity of a person’s moods and a lack of self-knowledge.

I'm not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history.

The rich pearl of life, Soon moulders in its blackened urn, the tomb.

Real wealth comes to the person who learns that we are paid best for the things we do for nothing.

As I forgive, I set myself free and experience the bliss of inner peace.

If you grow up normal, you'll only be normal.