Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but unremitting toil destroys both.

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.

A complaint is a compliment of negativity.

You know how I get angry sometimes? That's because it's the only way I can still feel. And I need to test myself, to make sure I'm really here.

A first class system of early childhood education is the hallmark of a caring and civilized society.

No self is of itself alone.

I'm homeless, in a funny way. My culture I think is completely rooted in German 19th century music I suppose.

I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once.

There is a thin line between genius and insanity, and in Larry's (MacPhail) case it was sometimes so thin you could see him drifting back and forth.

The part that's difficult is being single, at 41, after 10 years of marriage and two kids. That's like having a bunch of money in a currency of a country that doesn't exist anymore.

I have never for one instant seen clearly within myself. How then would you have me judge the deeds of others?

No one is more important to the future of our state than our teachers.