Life is a risk.
The secret of living is to find ... the pivot of a concept on which you can make your stand.
To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.
I was taught when I was young that if people would only love one another, all would be well with the world. This seemed simple and very nice; but I found when I tried to put it in practice not only that other people were seldom lovable, but that I was not very lovable myself.
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.
Rejoice always, pray constantly, and in all circumstances give thanks.
One can find women who have never had a love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.
Opportunity is as scarce as oxygen; men fairly breathe it and do not know it.
I am a part of all that I have met.
Lady Luck generally woos those who earnestly, enthusiastically, unremittingly woo her.
This is the century of fear.
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.
The smartest thing I ever said was, "Help Me!"
You can promote your healing by your thinking.
Some people change their ways when they see the light, others when they feel the heat.
Every dog must have his day.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.
The whole of what we know is a system of compensations. Each suffering is rewarded; each sacrifice is made up; every debt is paid.