The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
"The best stories are the ones that surprise the writer as much as the reader."
One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.
The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.