Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

If one abandons their principles when tested by struggle, they were never true principles but advertisements for character they never possessed.

Dreaming is good, without working on it's simply a myth!

A divine power delivers us from every danger.

We have it in our head that if we fill our stomachs, we’ll fill our hearts.

The love of wine is a good man's failing.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

It is easier to drive a stake through the heart of a blood-sucking vampire than to kill off a money-sucking and useless government program.

Whenever GOD determines to do a great work, HE first sets HIS people to pray.

The danger of having the Constitution twisted and misconstrued to support vested interests and prejudices must be guarded against if American democracy is to maintain a progressive character.

Know what you want to emphasize, then do it daily.