O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree!

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

There are poets, there are philosophers, there are spiritualists and me. I try to foot the bill of these mighty three.

And she thought what a clean, simple life she would have led if it weren't for love.

Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him.

Repression is the only lasting philosophy. The dark deference of fear and slavery, my friend, will keep the dogs obedient to the whip, as long as this roof shuts out the sky.

Our greatest concern is moving away from Christ as Lord.

If I couldn’t play, I wouldn’t be alive.

Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.

So keeping the box closed just keeps you in the dark, not the universe.

It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.

The best way to excape his ire Is, not to seem too happy.