No wonder, said an Ancient, that chance has so much power over us, since it is by chance that we live.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Scoring well on tests is the sort of happy thing that gets the school district the greenbacks they crave. Understanding and appreciating the material are secondary.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

I've been blessed to have an amazing mom and two amazing sisters - so they set a very high standard.

There's absolutely no bubble in technology.

There is always room for at least two truths.

Well, I'm pretty domestic actually. I walk my dog. I go grocery shopping. I hang out with friends. I'm pretty normal, whatever normal is, on my off time.

You don't want to let go, but don't want to be hurt, either. It's not a great place to be but what can I tell you?

But so many books thou readest, But so many schemes thou breedest, But so many wishes feedest, That thy poor head almost turns.

I have so often been mistaken that I no longer blush for it

Two things will get you to leap out of yourselves into the promises of God today. One is purity, and the other is FAITH, which is kindled more and more BY PURITY.