Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.

Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence

The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.

To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one's life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.

Sincerity is the way to heaven.

People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Habits are products of our choice; we are what we make of ourselves.

The guys I tended to date, you know, didn't necessarily have it altogether but I had a great time.

Lack of money means discomfort, means squalid worries, means shortage of tobacco, means ever-present consciousness of failure-above all, it means loneliness.

If I fail, at least I will have failed my way.

Flowers spring to blossom where she walks The careful ways of duty; Our hard, stiff lines of life with her Are flowing curves of beauty.

Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.

My Poor Dad Often Said, 'I'd Rather Be Happy Than Rich.' My Rich Dad Said, 'Why Not Be Both?'

What can it matter to me, that I succeed or fail ? The undertaking is none of mine, if they want me to succeed I'll fail, and vice versa, so as not to be rid of my tormentors.

In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.