Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

We are not punished for our sins, but by them.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.