Nature does not reveal all her secrets at once. We imagine we are initiated in her mysteries: we are, as yet, but hanging around her outer courts.

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.

Can I have my ear back?" He asked irritably.She blinked."Mother, can you tell this creature here to loosen her hold?

Dorothy did not feel nearly so bad as you might think a little girl who had been so suddenly whisked away from her own country and set down in the middle of a strange land

Potter, you can skin Malfoy's shrivelfig...

Seek God in the morning. Praise Him during the day. Meditate on Him at night.

Most of what we see are white people.

Our prime purpose in life is to serve others.

You can choose to be peaceful right here and now ... it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.

In the mornings I used to say goodbye to my wife like someone going to work. I'd leave the house, walk around a few blocks, and come back like a person arriving at the office.

All my days I have longed equally to travel the right road and to take my own errant path.

Like a kite Cut from the string, Lightly the soul of my youth Has taken flight.