When in doubt, lean to the side of #‎ mercy .

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.

When God sprinkled stars in the heavens, he opened our eyes to the wonders of the universe.

Heroes endure because we need them. Not for their own sakes.

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Fashion shows are really my way of communication.

I don't play for records.

A scholar who loves comfort is not fit to be called a scholar.

Maybe writing can't be taught, but editing can be taught—prayer, fasting and self-mutilation.

No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.

That, let us rail at women, scorn and flout 'em, We may live with, but cannot live without 'em.

He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.