A man's fortune is frequently decided by his first address. If pleasing, others at once conclude he has merit; but if ungraceful, they decide against him.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

The challenge for people today--and it is not and easy one--is to maintain high personal standards even while feeling that one is living in a moral sewer.

Right is right even if no one is doing it

Ethics and I had crossed paths recently, and I’m not sure that I fell on the right side of the morality line.

It was another country. It was a country for the young, a country where you died before you got old.

Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society.

The soul has no gender.

Cowardece is often just another name for being taken by surprise.

If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working on it.

I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens.