Virtue, thou in rags, may challenge more than vice set off with all the trim of greatness.

To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us.

A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.

Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

It is true fortitude to stand firm against All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die In fear to suffer more calamity.

How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses.

Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance.

He is not valiant that dares lie; but he that boldly bears calamity.

Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee.

Purpose is more important than the process that leads there.

However, attention can be moved away from an unwanted focus, primarily by focusing intently on another target.

Do I believe in arbitration? I do. But not in arbitration between the lion and the lamb, in which the lamb is in the morning found inside the lion.

Jace likes to pretend that everyone isn’t talking about him, even when he knows they are.

If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

What can we expect from nations still less advanced in civilization than the Greeks?

Your decision to walk creates the path ahead

The ghost story movie that scared me the most was The Changeling with George C. Scott. I think that's sometimes overlooked, but it's a wonderful piece of work.

Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.