Nations have passed away and left no traces, And history gives the naked cause of it - One single simple reason in all cases; They fell because their peoples were not fit.
You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder.
Everything changes but change itself.
Fame is something which must be won; honour is something which must not be lost.
France is the only country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.
To be Canadian is to live in relative calm and with great dignity.
Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in life.
If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.
For of all sad words of tongues or pen the saddest are these: It might have been.
The game is not worth the candle.
The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept Were toiling upward in the night.
The flocks fear the wolf, the crops the storm, and the trees the wind.
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
A woman is like a tea bag: you never know her strength until you drop her in hot water.
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.
A good life is the only religion.
Work is more fun than fun.
You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it, but you can recognize it.
What's a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.