Friendship, "the wine of life," should, like a well-stocked cellar, be continually renewed.

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.

Titles does not make a man. But the grace of thanks.

You speak as if I actually have a soul. As if mine wasn’t ripped from me by lies and betrayal.

Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

You translate everything-whether physical, mental, or spiritual into muscular tension.

I wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.

To be sure your life will be full and abundant, you must plan your life.

My manners also came from when I was in college and began participating in critiques. You have to speak with someone respectfully about their work and be honest and open, without hurting them.

You only cry for help if you believe there is help to cry for.