The more freedom we enjoy, the greater the responsibility we bear, toward others as well as ourselves.
There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.'
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.
My home is not a place, it is people.
There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say, 'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'
Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.