Chartacter Quotes

If you don’t understand the details of your business

you are going to fail.

A slender acquaintance with the world

must convince every man that actions, not words,

are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.

The desire of gold is not for gold.

It is for the means of freedom and benefit.

If at first you don’t succeed,

try,

try again.

Then quit.

No use being a damn fool about it.

We always overestimate the change

that will occur in the next two years and underestimate

the change that will occur in the next ten.

In wisdom gathered over time

I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

Happiness cannot be pursued;

it must ensue.

There’s a difference between winning and being successful.

Joy does not simply happen to us.

We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.

For me,

there are two types of people:

the young and the experienced.

Never bend your head.

Always hold it high.

Look the world straight in the eye.

I became insane,

with long intervals of horrible sanity.

I am the way,

the truth,

and the life.

Happy is the hearing man;

unhappy the speaking man.

Opportunities are made,

not given.

Never complain

and

Never explain

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Man needs his difficulties

because they are necessary

to enjoy success.