God tests, but he does not tempt.

A sign of power in a man is not only when people follow what he suggests, but also when people make a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what he suggests.

Feel what it's like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you'll forever think twice before wasting food.

Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine.

I've been able to sleep with my eyes open ever since I started watching baseball." "Drinking is such a necessity to human life that people cannot fathom an individual who, like a child confined to a church pew, gets little enjoyment out of it and would rather do other things.

A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.

Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough.