Well-gotten wealth may lose itself, but the ill-gotten loses its master also.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Glory to God in the holy highest heavens.

What does greed mean? Greed means taking away what belongs to others.

I was absent at the moment I took up the most space.

Failing isn't bad when you learn what not to do.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.

Those who advice the ruler on the Way, do not want the world subdued with weapons.

Anyone who acquires more than the usual amount of knowledge concerning a subject is bound to leave it as his contribution to the knowledge of the world.

Within reasonable limits, a professional player should keep busy at music.

I'm an introverted sort of writer.