Some people wave their dogmatic thinking until their own reason is entangled.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

In the alchemy of man's soul almost all noble attributes- courage, honor, love, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, and so on- can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion, even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.

A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.

Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Diem perdidi I have lost a day

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor...

But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.

Saint George, that swinged the dragon, and e'er since Sits on his horse back at mine hostess' door. -King John. Act ii. Sc. 1.

England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale; 'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year.

Whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.

Sweet Benjamin, since thou art young, and hast not yet the use of tongue, make it thy slave, while thou art free; Imprison it, lest it do thee.

Will is character in action.

He that is strucken blind cannot forget The precious treasure of his eyesight lost.

We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

Victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan.

Avoid making irrevocable decisions when tired or hungry.