A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinter legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to see it done at all.

No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first place brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.

My father had declared a predilection for heirs general, that is, males and females indiscriminately.... I, on the other hand, had a zealous partiality for heirs male, however remote.

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends.

When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.

Quotation is more universal and more ancient than one would perhaps believe.

The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical.

Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so it is better to be silent about it.

It is not every man who can be exquisitely miserable, any more than exquisitely happy.

In the Book of Life, The answers aren't in the back.

Sometimes life itself rewards our early investments.

There is really only one way to learn good writing: good reading and extensive writing and revising.

It's hard to be stuck with people that you love, when nobody trusts

I just feel "One More Try" is better lyrically. "Careless Whisper" was written when I was 17 years old, and I had not really experienced anything that strong in my life, so it was a bit precocious.

To conquer [our enemies] we must dare, and dare again, and dare for ever; and thus will France be saved

There's a Buddhist precept that the only thing you deserve is the chance to do the work, and I've been given the chance to do the work.

Within crisis, are the seeds of opportunity.

Well, I'm not a crook.

An excellent precept for writers: Have a clear idea of all the phrases and expressions you need, and you will find them.