Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.

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.

Jealousy of another means you need to work on making you proud of yourself.

Watch, listen, and learn. You can’t know it all yourself. Anyone who thinks they do is destined for mediocrity.

A man cannot change who he is. He can only hope that with age comes the wisdom to see his folly. I would like to believe I have achieved that.

Your laughter is louder than my personal demons' whispers.

I've always been very supported. I've never really been sad. I've just been broke. They are very different things.

I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough - when they are on the very brink of success.

The purity of the critical ermine, like that of the judicial, is often soiled by contact with politics.

I think our family is like a lot of families. We had no vocabulary for mental illness

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

For who so firm that cannot be seduced?