“It is not his body which makes a man strong, but his spirit. Nothing on the outside, but only that which comes from within.”

“It is not triumph which defines a man, but tragedy. Triumph always brings out the best in men, but tragedy shows us what we are made of.”

“Suffering is the fire by which love is tested.”

“There are no easy paths in this life. And when troubles arise, we must face them with the same dignity as we do success.”

“Some things are worth the wait. A little suspense heightens the pleasure.”

“This world is all vanity. It is a tempest hurling us from one sorrow to another.”

“Denna is a wild thing," I explained. "Like a hind or a summer storm. If a storm blows down your house, or breaks a tree, you don't say the storm was mean. It was cruel. It acted according to its na...”

“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”

“Cruelty and fear shake hands together. An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.”

“Those honor nature well, who teach that she can speak on everything.”

“Peace is a precious and a desirable thing. Our generation, bloodied in wars, certainly deserves peace. But peace, like almost all things of this world, has its price, a high but a measurable one. W...”

“...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.”

“Imagine you come upon a house painted brown. What color would you say the house was?""Why brown, of course.""But what if I came upon it from the other side, and found it to be white?""That would be...”

“Values are the guiding principles that help you determine what is right or wrong.”