Every one is as God made him and oftentimes a good deal worse.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

I'm Mozart with a focus on the tide Hiding the inconsistencies of man behind water and wine

Luck is an accident that happens to the competent.

Acquire a firm will and the utmost patience.

This is my first week as an American citizen. It's amazing. Now I can vote in the general election - and for American Idol.

One breath taken completely; one poem, fully written, fully read - in such a moment, anything can happen.

You know like it has its own personality, its own character.

Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him—mentally and spiritually. He may retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp.

We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest... But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.

We will all laugh at gilded butterflies.