You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Keep negative people in your prayers, not in your life.

Silently he traces out a new constellation, one only he knows. One with Noemi at the very heart.

It takes a great deal of strength to be an optimist.

Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.

Destruction of the embryo in the mother's womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed upon this nascent life.

Writers and filmmakers have this age-old relationship to the material.

The rich can buy everything but health, virtue, friendship, wit, good looks, love, pride, intelligence, grace, and, if you need it, happiness.

Angels in the early morning may be seen the dews among. Stooping, plucking, smiling, flying. Do the buds to them belong?

Never in the history of boredom has anyone been more bored than I am right now.

Higher energy costs are unavoidable in all future scenarios.