One must take all one's life to learn how to leave, and what will perhaps make you wonder more, one must take all one's life to learn how to die.

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.

What you seem to forget is that I'm not one of the embodiments of evil. I'm one of the embodiments of fear. That means I know what makes evil quake in the light of the sun.

What drives your passion?

Some men may be snared by beauty alone, but none can be held except by virtue and compliance.

Bliss happens when we release all resistance to the moment.

Don't sell life insurance. Sell what life insurance can do.

I'm one of those people that thinks things happen for a reason, and you just have to look for the reason.

Later, I would learn that coincidences are the most planned things in the world. Later, I would learn that every single moment is a coincidence.

The use of EU summits to frame political victories or defeats is an annoying habit.

Shame doesn't exist in the animal kingdom. It's a human conception.

My theory with the auctions has been to try to make them like a party, like a social event. If people are having a good time, talking with their friends, they're much more likely to bid.