Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others, dies in ignorance of himself.

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.

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.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Whatever happens when the seed meets the soil, the same thing happens when you meet the wisdom!

Such hungry desperation in a single kiss when it's enamored in love and bathed in bliss.

Genius--the free and harmonious play of all the faculties of a human being.

The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.

Remember the past - and await the future.

Life is waiting everywhere, the future is flowering everywhere, but we only see a small part of it and step on much of it with our feet

No one touches me when I write my story, unless I hire you to or I allow you to.

In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy.

It Went By Me something very beautiful just went by me something not to tell in words in feelings so fragile so wild something yet to tell is no longer why and when it left i can't tell.

It is easier to develop great power than it is to know how to use it wisely.