“Fairy tales are more than true–not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.”

Never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small.

Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.

The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Don't gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver or gold.

Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.