Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.

Let us affirm what seems to be the truth, that, whether one is or is not, one and the others in relation to themselves and one another, all of them, in every way, are and are not, and appear to be and appear not to be.

When you consider things like the stars, our affairs don't seem to matter very much, do they?

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance.

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Each of us carries his own life-form—an indeterminable form which cannot be superseded by any other.

The more I study science the more I believe in God.

Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say, “Impression, wait for me a little. Let me see what you are and what you represent. Let me try you.”

One beautiful heart is better than a thousand beautiful faces.

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting and achieving goals.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.