All thingsat first appear difficult.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

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

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.