"A gem cannot be polished without friction"

“It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing.”

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers...”

“The willing, Destiny guides them; the unwilling, Destiny drags them.”

“Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.”

“People who take risks are the people you'll lose against”

“Tomorrow is promised to no one”

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”

“The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable”

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone throug...”

“You either play the game or let the game play you.”

“Mistakes are the portals of discovery”

“Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.”

“Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”

“Those who can imagine anything can create the impossible”

“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”