Propriety of manners, and consideration for others, are the two main characteristics of a gentleman.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

We laughed as we ducked behind a pile of snow. Then our brothers came charging through the barrier, sending the four of us sliding down a white slope full of cherished memories.

Life is great with positive outlook on life.

You know you’ve reached the end of a relationship: when your lover now demands that your jokes be funny before they laugh.

People always knew more than you gave them credit for. Perhaps, in the end, no one had any secrets at all.

There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word-- Man

My guess is that well over eighty per cent. of the human race goes through life without having a single original thought.

I come from a martial arts background so kicking and punching and using your hands and your feet is more of the art that I was taught.

Here lies Matthew Mudd, Death did him no hurt; When alive he was only Mudd, But now he's only dirt.

I'd rather live at the bottom of a well than leave Avonlea.

I hope I was a good example of women's tennis.