There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality.

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.

Keep your heads up! We are sinking!

A man will have success in the place where he diligently works

Be the kind of woman who, when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says "Oh, no! She's up.

Every new friend is a new journey through a brand new road toward a brand new mysterious heart.

If kids and teenagers can get into a band, it's probably not because they think it's brainy.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.

I was a born club comic. Radio and TV and stage were fine, but I found my real home in cabaret.

Never vote for the best candidate, vote for the one who will do the least harm.

The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.

If you deny the existence of your fault or error, it will strengthen its hold over you.