You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

To be in hell is to drift; to be in heaven is to steer.

Victory belongs to the most persevering

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

There is no duty we so underrated as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.

Patience is power.

Literature is a window into the soul of a culture.