Half the business is done, when one has gained the heart and the affections of those with whom one is to transact it.

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.

Love as a flower loves the morning sun.Love with kindness, expect no return. Love like the morning sun, expect no return.

Wake Up At The Most Silent Time And Read The BIBLE.

Stephanie had no problem doing what shewas told, just so long as she was given a good reason why sheshould.

She kept up her compliments, and I kept up my determination to deserve them or die.

I like to run on the beach. It's a different exercise as well when you're in sand, a different kind of training.

I'm a lot older than I was when I was 30, which is kind of hard to believe.

I'm only concerned with making music that I love and that my fans will respond to. I am happy to see other really good young artists able to flourish and pursue their careers.

He in whom all this is destroyed, and taken out with the very root, he, when freed from hatred and wise, is called respectable.

As far as DSA is concerned, I'm perfectly happy to be associated with it while disagreeing with a large part of the leadership.

A new study shows that having a severe phobia can hasten aging. But what if my greatest fear IS aging?!?