In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

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.

Study the past if you would define the future.

Religion is what an individual does with his solitariness.

Well, intuition isn't much help in police work. Facts are what we need.

Isn't horrible weather great? It means I don't have to wash my car!

Killing an animal to make a coat is sin. It wasn't meant to be, and we have no right to do it.

Agony is truth its our connection to the living I accept it as perfection and keep on existing in the now

Consider thyself to be dead, and to have completed thy life up to the present time; and live according to nature the remainder which is allowed thee.

We deny our Lord whenever, like Demas, we through love of this present world forsake the course of duty which Christ has plainly pointed out to us.

Because the public lands belong to all Americans, this 1872 Mining Act should be repealed.

I did Polyester, and I dont regret one minute of it. It was wonderful.