We all have two childhoods, the unhappy one and the happy one.

The difficulties, hardships and trials of life, the obstacles... are positive blessings. They knit the muscles more firmly, and teach self-reliance.

The same disappointments in life will chasten and refine one man's spirit, embitter another's.

Be methodical if you would succeed in business, or in anything. Have a work for every moment, and mind the moment's work.

The smallest thing, well done, becomes artistic.

One well-cultivated talent, deepened and enlarged, is worth one hundred shallow faculties.

Unless a man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him ridiculous.

As frost, raised to its utmost intensity, produces the sensation of fire, so any good quality, overwrought and pushed to excess, turns into its own contrary.

The petty cares, the minute anxieties, the infinite littles which go to make up the sum of human experience, like the invisible granules of powder, give the last and highest polish to a character.

Criminals are opportunists. If you've got a booming market, they're going to get away with more fraud.

The power of music that poetry lacks is the ability to persuade without argument.

Do not get discourage in pursuit of your dreams.

Such a nice ring…Dead Furry Friends Animal Shelter…so warm and comforting.

I may not survive, " Roderick said, resting his hand on the small of her back, "if I wait any longer to kiss you.

But not all kids are exactly the same, Even when they share the same name.

I do need a bit of a trim but I'm a bit nervous about getting it cut

Mathematics is purely hypothetical: it produces nothing but conditional propositions.

There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak.

It's important to be successful enough to be able to keep doing what you love.

Every affliction tests our will, showing whether it is inclined to good or evil. That is why an unforeseen affliction is called a test, because it enables a man to test his hidden desires.

The pursuit of strength is inherently difficult and entirely worthwhile.