No strength within, no respect without.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A half truth is a whole lie.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.