"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe."
"I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be."
"A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have."
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other."
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."
"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
"There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one."
"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."
"I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back."
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."
"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend."
"I'm a success today because i had a friend who believed in me and i didn't have the heart to let him down."
