It's the great soul that surrenders itself to fate, but a puny degenerate thing that struggles.

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.

Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.

If one is destined to go wrong, he will not believe the truth but will believe something else altogether.

Mathematicians, like cows in the dark, all look alike to me.

Make the Revolution a parent of settlement, and not a nursery of future revolutions.

God made food; the devil the cooks.

Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.

Do not lose your enthusiasm. In its Greek etymology, the word enthusiasm means, "God in us."

The politician is the creature of the public sentiment -- never goes ahead of it because he depends on it . . .

Worship is the way of life for those entranced by and passionate for the glory of God.

I knew the mass of men conceal'd Their thoughts, for fear that if reveal'd They would by other men be met With blank indifference.