“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”

“The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them and they make us despair in losing them.”

“Of course fear does not automatically lead to courage. Injury does not necessarily lead to insight. Hardship will not automatically make us better. Pain can break us or make us wiser. Suffering can destroy us or make us stronger. Fear can cripple us, or it can make us more courageous. It is resilience that makes the difference.”

“We all love best not those who offend us least, nor those who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.”

“A society that trains us to specialize in making, doing, performing, and producing neglects to educate us in wonder and appreciation.”

“Have courage to make use of your books!”

“Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”

“I am never, ever, going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.”

“love make us poets, and the approach of death should make us philosophers.”

“It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.”