Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

Egypt is the gift of the Nile.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.

The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.

Have you ever come across something you couldn't explain?""Explain in what way? I could explain a ghost by saying, 'yes, that's a ghost.' I take it that's not what you mean.

The trick for introverts is to honor their styles instead of allowing themselves to be swept up by prevailing norms.

Nothing was so likely to do her good as a little quiet cheerfulness at home.

None of us plan--or intend--to get into trouble. The problem is, we don't plan not to.

There's very few shows that truly reflect specific ethnic experiences, and when they come and come right, they're a hit.

Those who say the Rosary daily and wear the Brown Scapular and who do a little more, will go straight to Heaven.

English dialogues are always just what you need and nothing more - like something out of Hemingway. In Italian and in French, dialogues are always theatrical, literary. You can do more with it.

Global warming is a deadly threat precisely because it fails to trip the brain's alarm, leaving us soundly asleep in a burning bed.

The challenge is to develop visions, strategies, design and innovation, not just for surviving but for thriving in this new globalising society.

Your words and thoughts have physical power.