Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

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.

In Love's service, only wounded soldiers can serve.

Fear does not incline people to be moderate in their use of extreme tactics.

Whether we are in the city, the countryside, or the wilderness, we need to sustain ourselves by choosing our surroundings carefully and nourishing our awareness in each moment.

The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.

And over your unconsecrated head you'll hear the howling wolves lament their fate and yours the livelong year.

We have employments assigned to us for every circumstance in life. When we are alone, we have our thoughts to watch; in the family, our tempers; and in company, our tongues.

I also love horror movies; I like me a big Peter Berg action movie. I'm a movie lover in general.

I'd felt that a man without a woman was like a neck without a pain.

His conviction that everything happened for a reason, and would come to good, gave him laughing equanimity even in hard times.

Far, far below, red liquid bubbled. Blood? Lava? Evil ketchup? None of the posibilities were good.