It is to beoted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it.

Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.

People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.

Among all the diseases of the mind there is not one more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery.

Vanity makes people ridiculous, pride odious, and ambition terrible.

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy

A lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.

A fool is in himself the object of pity, until he is flattered.

Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratifications.

A leader is not born

Did you eat something that didn't agree with you?" asked Bernard. The Savage nodded "I ate civilization.

We must take the time to do what needs to be done now, what is right, instead of passing a bad bill.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Some actors pride themselves on disappearing into a role. I'm into the game because I like experiencing and exploring themes, so I put a lot of myself into the person.

The Lord has loved me so much: we must love everyone...we must be compassionate!

His quiet certainty made the ground beneath my feet feel solid. Like someday everything might actually be okay.

Glad that I live am I; That the sky is blue; Glad for the country lanes, And the fall of dew.

I never defeated a healthy opponent.

I wanted to do dance with the same seriousness as art was done and acknowledged, not with the entertainment factor that is always connected to theater and film.