A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight and their conseqences.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.

I don't believe god has a darling tribe or nation, all tribes and nations are his darlings.

She was the unlucky lover, who loved everyone but herself

I have Shakespeared my Moliere to Tenessee, and I am Wild for Becket! But I got a little tired of the redundancy.

When something bad happens to me I think I'm able to deal with it in a pretty good way. That makes me lucky. Some people fall apart at the first little thing that happens.

Your rewards will be determined by the extent of your contribution, that is your service to others.

There are choices you have to make not just once

I don't want to get hung up on what 'people,' that nebulous mass, think about me. That's the way to unhappiness, I think.

Inflation is the crabgrass in your savings.

If you are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard. But if you are willing to do what's hard, life will be easy.