It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.

Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Whom they have injured they also hate.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Why isn’t the word “phonetically” spelled with an “f”?

Only in stillness does the imperceivable become discernible

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

I am wedded to who I am.

It was here that I suspended my religious inquiries (aged 17).

Money is easy to hide.

Is there anything else you need to tell me?” Every time I look at you, I have to put a leash on myself. “No.

I guess I tend to see divine appointments everywhere. I am always on the alert for opportunities. So I prefer to err on the side of witnessing too often than not enough.

I gave my wife a gift certificate for Christmas. She ran out to exchange it for a bigger size.