Why should he who is scared be careful?

He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

No just person ever became quickly rich.

He who labors diligently need never despair.

There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.

If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men's troubles and that will comfort you.

The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.

The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Nothing is more useful than silence.

She has become someone that I am bound to forget her.

Losing is an illusion that begins in your mind.Winning is a certainty that ends in quitting.

No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.

The foundations which we would dig about and find are within us like the Kingdom of Heaven rather than without.

I don't know why I had to fall in love with someone who's more stubborn than I am.

I like feeling a bit of an outcast where I am. I've always been that way. Somehow, I fit in by not fitting in.

Basement smells bad. Look for cat poops, change litter.

Majorities, of course, start with minorities.

One of my favorite writers is Michel de Montaigne. My wife gave me a beautiful 17th-century edition of Montaigne's essays translated by John Florio. That's probably my most precious possession.

We're not trying to entertain the critics ... I'll take my chances with the public.