"When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration."

"Man's greatest joy is to slay his enemy, plunder his riches, ride his steeds, see the tears of his loved ones and embrace his women."

"For all I've fought and gained; only the thoughts of what I've lost remain."

"Conservative: One who admires radicals centuries after they're dead."

"Success is measured on how high you bounce once you've hit rock bottom."

"Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own."

"A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth."

"It was mentioned on CNN that the new prime number discovered recently is four times bigger then the previous record."

"A chess genius is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labors on an ultimately trivial human enterprise."

"IMPIETY, n. Your irreverence toward my deity."

"The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete."

"Nothing is beautiful except the abnormal; and nothing is abnormal until we have grasped the norm."