It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.
It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.
Where you stand depends on where you sit.
Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.
Compassion is the basis of morality.
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are at it when showing someone.
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.
I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.
How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.
Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.
Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
If you don't like someone's story, write your own.
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle