Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them; it is destiny which makes them prudent.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.