Who has more leisure than a worm?

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.

It’s okay to dress up like another person, but never try to be someone else. Just try to be yourself, because that’s what makes you special. Oh, and watch out if a dragon ever starts to dance ballet.

I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass.

The worst pain in the world is shame.

Plasticity loves new moulds because it can fill them, but for a man of sluggish mind and bad manners there is decidedly no place like home.

It's no longer a warmth hidden in my veins: it's Venus entire and whole fastening on her prey.

You get lost out of a desire to be lost. But in the place called lost strange things are found.

It's unarguable to say that every one of us has been moved by the beauty of what I have called snapshots, but for photographers they are charms and proverbs, and like lightening or wild strawberries.

If you want to change your life you have to raise your standards.

Love can't be a metaphor anymore. If you try to make literature out of it, it doesn't work.

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.