We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

The world is groaning and mourning in pain and ignorance, because the people do not know much about the principles of God

Wishing and dreaming are the beginning of all human endeavor.

My mom told me she thinks a man in the market felt her up today. I asked, Where did he touch you? She said, On my knee, Bobby.

You probably don't have much of a choice.

Mystery causes a mental itch, which the brain tries to soothe with the balm of reasonable talk.

A writer is justly called 'universal' when he is understood within the limits of his civilization, though that be bounded by a country or an age.

The precise moment at which a great belief is doomed is easily recognisable; it is the moment when its value begins to be called in question.

I outlived the bastards.

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

Oh, Snap," I say. "What?" "Sorry. I was flashing back to 2005.