On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.

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.

You can't escape your past by running from it.

When we challenge ourselves with goals requiring us to stretch beyond previous accomplishments, we become more sensitive to our true potential.

Thos who rule the world get so little opportunity to run about and laugh and play in it.

Much of our lives are wasted by finding reality, even though we live in unstable nature and with many irrational laws.

My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that.

I train for two reasons. Number one, I love working out, and number two, I want to win. You can't win if you don't train to the best of your ability.

As long as his strength permits, the poor mortal must always climb new mountains.

It is when suffering finds a voice and sets our nerves quivering that this pity comes troubling us.

You only win when you help others win.

Pronounce your limitations vigorously enough and they're yours.