I know I am but mortal and so therewhilst prepare myself for death, whensoever it shall please God to send it.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
It takes a great man to be a good listener.
Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.
Compassion is the basis of morality.
The object of the superior man is truth.
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.
What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
What's done can't be undone.
Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
Time wounds all heels.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.