What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.

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.

If you never stop trying you'll never give up. If you never give up you'll never stop trying.

I never learned a thing from a tournament I won.

I am willing to go anywhere, anywhere, anywhere-provided it be forward.

There's enough hate in the world. I command you to love. And you have to make an effort.

There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it's fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn't really have the power.

The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.

I am who I am. I'm going to speak my mind.

I touched emotions I've never tapped in my entire life. I've heard people say, 'I hope this movie doesn't glamorise drugs.

Our economies are built on the backs of all this unpaid labor that women do.

We act not for ourselves but for the whole human race. The event of our experiment is to show whether man can be trusted with self - government.