A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

I pray Father that the work of my hands would be a blessing to all who I come into contact with.

You are a beautiful flower of love in the endless wilderness of time.

Beauty can get a woman what she wants: love and money. But when beauty leaves you so can the things it brought.

Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all

In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the day

It is a foolish prince who entrusts the safety of his lands to hired men.

I don't know anyone who said on their deathbed: 'Gee, I wish I'd spent more time at the office.'

Gentle birth, protecting mother and baby, is a solution that I believe will result in positive change for our society.

If you're not yourself, who will be?

Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.