If you don't know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.

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.

You want to know the real reason they never let us touch or talk to each other if they could help it? It made us strong. If you have people who love you, you can fall back on them when you're afraid.

Upon my word, Emma, to hear you abusing the reason you have, is almost enough to make me think so too. Better be without sense than misapply it as you do.

A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

Being happy outside the pool means fast swimming in the pool.

There seems almost a general wish of descrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them.

The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy.

When God made the color purple, God was just showing off.

Nursing is a kind of mania; a fever in the blood; an incurable disease.

To eat, to speak, to sing (need we add: to kiss?) are operations which have the same site of the body for origin.

Yes, times are not good, but when were times good? This is samsara.