"A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts."

"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm."

"It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship."

"Total absence of humor renders life impossible."

"The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time."

"I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer."

"People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend."

"Wars teach us not to love our enemies but to hate our allies."

"The Bible is God's chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars."

"Competition is a painful thing, but it produces great results."

"Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, forms our true honor."

"Not only are you what you think you are, more so; what you think, you are."