Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
Habits change into character.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
"Be patient and tough; one day this pain will be useful to you.
I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
One should learn even from one's enemies.
I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.