The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it

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.

Dullness it is that perverts and corrups the spirit but it is always possible to look past the dullness, and see the bright, shining heart of things

It's cool if people want to make movies of stuff, but I'm really interested in the comics.

I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go.

Faust: Who holds the devil, let him hold him well, He hardly will be caught a second time.

During the past five years, I've learned that time flies faster than you think, and because you only live once you have to learn from your mistakes, live your dreams and be accountable.

Just beneath the surface of all experiences in life is God's, or the Guru's, compassionate face.

I've seen the future, and I survived the test of time.

My greatest life lesson has been that life can change in a second. This is why it's important to always live your best possible life and to do what you can for others.

Humor makes our heavy burdens light and smoothes the rough spots in our pathways.

The author always loads his dice, but he must never let the reader see that he has done so.