Where belief is painful we are slow to believe.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Don’t limit yourself by what you’ve achieved. All your past achievements are only stepping stones for the greatness to come.

Where would we be without the success of our mothers?

The laws of Congress and the laws of physics have grown increasingly divergent, and the laws of physics are not likely to yield.

The lens is a tyranny.

To long for love, to have experienced passion's deep pleasure, even once, is to understand the mercilessness of having a human body whose memory rides desire's back unanchored from season to season.

It rolls in grandeur lone-- The stream of Time; And on its shores lie strown The wrecks of every clime.

If you find an Australian indoors, it's a fair bet that he will have a glass in his hand.

I dont play villainy. I wouldnt even know how to play it.

Let's not forget how beautiful simply washing dishes can be.

Never give up your power to another person.