“How a man handles himself in defeat is more important than how he handles himself in victory.”

“In wars, it is always the children who suffer the most.”

“Always remember, difficult situations are thrust upon those who have the power to influence events.”

“Throughout history there have been those who have created change, and others who have feared it.”

“When you're young you think you know it all, when you're old you wish you could remember it all.”

“Never say never. You never know when never may come.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“To a sensitive being, pity is not seldom pain.”

“The longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man.”

“The problems I had existed before I did, and I discovered them.”

“To be of value to humanity, start by thinking for yourself.”

“Love is not an emotion. It is your very existence.”

“The General belonged to the learned type of military men who believed that liberal and humane views can be reconciled with their profession. But being by nature a kind and intelligent man, he soon ...”