Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it