distringit librorum multitudo (the abundance of books is distraction)

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.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

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.

To maximize time is to make sure that every second, minute and hour counts

Income from labor [in the United States] is about as unequally distributed as has ever been observed anywhere.

Gratitude is what you feel. Thanksgiving is what you do.

He's showed him the left leg, then the right. Where's the ball, the defender asks? It's up his sleeve.

Class is classlessness.

Rock 'n' roll started to make so much money and generated so much income for the record companies that suddenly it was no longer evil.

Any workout which does not involve a certain minimum of danger or responsibility does not improve the body - it just wears it out.

What has spread all over the world is not yoga. It is not even non-yoga; it is un-yoga.

If somebody wants to have plastic surgery, more power to them. I think there's a point where you go overboard.

If you think you can - you can ! If you think you can not - you can not ! And either way........you are right !