A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.

We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us -- not our effects on others.