Books are necessary to correct the vices of the polite; but those vices are ever changing, and the antidote should be changed accordingly should still be new.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

It's so free to know that I do not have to compensate or make excuses for being treated poorly in relationships. I can simply move forward knowing I deserve better

We seem to take notice of our body only when health is lacking. With that lack of recognition comes a lack of motivation and incentive to stretch.

I'll be back. And when i am,i promise i'll have answers.

When working on a period, it is the finer details that evoke imagery that helps in cinematic adaptations.

What a revolting contrast exists in England between the slavery of women and the intellectual superiority of women writers.

Our first journey is to find that special place for us.

The other day, I was so desperate for a beer, I snuck into the football stadium and ate the dirt under the bleachers.

I've occasionally been wrong about certain things, which is in a way more delightful than being right.

Beautiful colors exist, though we do not realize it, and are glimpsed behind the veil that modesty has drawn over them.

I was homeless for a little bit. I was on people's couches, but it was an amazing journey. I got to make people laugh all the way.