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

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Think big, believe big and act big for gaining victory over your difficulties.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

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.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.