Robertson Davies

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong in the broken places."

"Few people are anything but what they are forced to be."

"The business of education is not to make the young perfect in any direction, but to open all directions."

"Most people believe that it is better to spend money on things than on experience, which is quite wrong."

"Romantic love is a recent invention of Western civilization."

"The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day."

"To know a man's salary is not to know whether he is rich or poor."

"The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse."

"Life is much shorter than it appears when you are living it."

"A man who has never doubted his own ability to succeed has never really tried."

"The truly brave are saddened by the necessity of fighting."

"How shall I know the meaning of the book until it is read?"

"Most of us spend a good part of our lives in a state of frustration with ourselves."

"The most important thing is the passion to learn."

"People who read are people who dream."

"A man's library is his kingdom of solace."

"The world has no room for people who are always moaning about their misfortunes."

"To the young, the old are like ruins from a previous age."

"The great evil of modern society is that it mistakes comfort for happiness."

"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people."

"The test of good manners is being able to tolerate bad ones."

"Luck is a dividend of sweat, the residue of design."

"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."

"A man is not finished when he is defeated; he is finished when he quits trying."

"The world rewards those who are patient enough to see their plans through."

"To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do."

"The greatest wealth is good health, and the greatest poverty is ill health."

"In every community there is work to be done, in every nation there are wounds to be healed."

"The mind must be tempered like steel."

"A career is wonderful, but it cannot cuddle you on a cold night."