Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.

Every day brings a chance to live free of regret and with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand.

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.

A life not lived for others is not a life.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

Its not the men in your life that matters, its the life in your men.

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.

If you have zest and enthusiasm, you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen'