She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.
Every woman is a rebel.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Don’t wait for opportunities; create them.
Challenges are opportunities in disguise.
Birthdays are a reward for having shown up 365 days in a row. It's like getting a badge for attendance.
No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
If the whole world depends on today’s youth, I can’t see the world lasting another 100 years.
The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
How many are the things I can do without!
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.
What a lot of things there are a man can do without.
Be nicer than necessary to everyone you meet. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle.
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.
All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.
You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.