O. Henry

"Love is the master key that opens a thousand doors."

"Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments."

"The human heart is a curious thing. It does not always follow logic."

"Hard work is the price of success in all fields of endeavor."

"Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past are sure to miss the future."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"The greatest strength is often found in the smallest gestures."

"Death is not an evil, but the final rest from labor."

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another."

"Gratitude is the heart's memory."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Justice is the only true name of God."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice."

"Technology is best when it brings people together."

"A man's character is his fate."

"The only true failure is the failure to try."

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."

"War is the science of destruction."

"Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom."