Avarice, where it has full dominion, excludes every other passion.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.

No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes.

Be inspired with the belief that life is a great and noble calling; not a mean and groveling thing that we are to shuffle through as we can, but an elevated and lofty destiny.

Books are delightful society. If you go into a room and find it full of books - even without taking them from the shelves they seem to speak to you, to bid you welcome.

Nothing that is morally wrong can be politically right.

Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.

I have known ninety-five of the world's great men in my time, and of these eighty-seven were followers of the Bible.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

National injustice is the surest road to national downfall.

People so often loose sight of the magic in life once they understand how it works.

The first lesson of branding: memorability. It's very difficult buying something you can't remember.

Does the world satisfy thee? Then thou hast thy reward & portion in this life; make much of it, for thou shalt know no other joy

I've been to Indonesia, but I've never been to Thailand. I hear the people are lovely, the food is delicious, and that the heat and humidity are lethal.

There are sons of God who do not yet appear so to us, but now do so to God; and there are those who, on account of some arrogated or temporal grace, are called so by us, but are not so to God.

I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.

He was giving me enough rope to hang myself with. Apparently he didn't realize that once a noose is tied it will fit one neck as easily as another.

A sustainable business is resource efficient, respects the environment and is a good neighbour

Are you a devious, plotting, unreliable madman? Ah, good, then you can be my most trusted advisor.

What woman, however old, has not the bridal-favours and raiment stowed away, and packed in lavender, in the inmost cupboards of her heart?