Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
Whom the gods love, die young, no matter how long they live.
Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.
We work to become, not to acquire.
We never ask god to forgive anybody except when we haven't.
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
Victory - a matter of staying power.
To know when to be generous and when to be firm - this is wisdom.
To have a full stomach and fixed income are no small things .
To escape criticism - do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
Fear clogs faith liberates.
Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.
The thing we fear we bring to pass.
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.
Responsibility is the price of freedom.
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself.
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.
It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
