Give nobly to indigent merit, and do not refuse your charity even to those who have not merit but their misery.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Celebrate differences, give love, and more love. Anything short is a rigidity that cuts both ways and spawns odium and ire

There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

If anyone has made you feel invisible or less-than, write a new narrative on your heart.

A life dedicated to family, friends, community, and whole humanity is a life well spent.

This is how the zombie apocalypse starts, " Cas said. "You don't screw with death, yo!

Women sometimes allow you to be unfaithful to their love; they never allow you to wound their self-esteem.

We are the strongest filter we can place before the lens. We point the lens both outward and inward.

I find that, once you get into a position where you can afford a pair of shoes and a decent level of living, success in itself is empty.

In the big picture, life has a gap in it. It just does. You don't go crazy trying to fill it.

You look older.” “Yes, well. The passage of time tends to do that to a person.