#1

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

#2

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

#3

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

#4

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

#5

Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.

#6

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.

#7

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

#8

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

#9

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

#10

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

#11

At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom.

#12

Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.

#13

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

#14

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

#15

Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power.

#16

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

#17

Only in the darkness, you are able to see the stars.

#18

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

#19

I am the captain of my soul.

#20

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

#21

Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them.

#22

Could any death be so horrible as birth? Or any decrepitude so awful as childhood in a happy united God-fearing family?

#23

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

#24

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

#25

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

#26

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

#27

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

#28

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.

#29

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

#30

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

#31

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

#32

You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.

#33

Adversity is the first path to truth.

#34

If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.

#35

If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.

#36

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

#37

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

#38

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

#39

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

#40

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

#41

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

#42

Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.

#43

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

#44

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

#45

Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.

#46

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

#47

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

#48

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

#49

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

#50

Everything you can imagine is real.