Das Negative zu tun, ist uns noch auferlegt, das Positive ist uns schon gegeben.
The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.
What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.
There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.
The farther reason looks the greater is the haze in which it loses itself.
It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.
The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are.
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
Debt is one person's liability, but another person's asset.
For most Americans, economic growth is a spectator sport.
Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way.
There is something cheap about magic that works just because it is magic.
We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.
Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?
public self is a conditioned construct of the inner psychological self.
Faffing, of course, does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens.
Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don't. I don't need the competition.
I still had some honor... I still have some now.
I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.
