The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
Have the courage of your desire.
Blow, wind, and crack your cheeks. Rage! Blow!
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
Happy is he that chastens himself.
We have a tendency to obscure the forest of simple joys with the trees of problems.
It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.
People who postpone happiness are like children who try chasing rainbows in an effort to find the pot of gold at the rainbow's end. ... Your life will never be fulfilled until you are happy here and now.
Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.
Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.
Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.
My novels point out that the world consists entirely of exceptions.
Justice is too good for some people, and not good enough for the rest.
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
The wisest person is not the one who has the fewest failures, but the one who turns failures to best account.
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.