A great man does not lose his self-possession when he is afflicted the ocean is not made muddy by the falling in of its banks.

One should seek for the salutary in the unpleasant: if it is there it is after all nectar. One should seek for the deceitful in the pleasant: if it is there it is after all poison.

All fortune belongs to him who has a contented mind.

By associating with good and evil persons a man acquires the virtues and vices which they possess even as the wind blowing over different places takes along good and bad odors.

If a man be self-controlled truthful wise and resolute is there aught that can stay out of reach of such a man?

A wise man to accomplish his end may even carry his foe on his shoulder.

God never gave up on us.We did!

Cider was my drink because I liked the taste and it made me stupid.

But I don't read a lot of fiction. I prefer the nonfiction stuff.

Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly?

If you really want to know what's happening here and now, you've got to use your own eyes and your own judgment.

I do realize that the reader needs some form of resolution. Sometimes I think of it almost like writing a musical score where things have to harmonize and certain lines have to come to a close.

People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.

The worst drug of all is seriousness versus humor and pleasure!

What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.

You just got to be #patient, be focused, you know there are lots of distractions out there.