Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.

I pass by that it is very culpable to be facetious in obscene and smutty matters.

Generosity is nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities.

Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor.

It is commonly said that revenge is sweet, but to a calm and considerate mind, patience and forgiveness are sweeter.

The reading of books, what is it but conversing with the wisest men of all ages and all countries.

Mathematics - the unshaken Foundation of Sciences, and the plentiful Fountain of Advantage to human affairs.

Upright simplicity is the deepest wisdom, and perverse craft the merest shallowness.

Every ear is tickled with the sweet music of applause.

He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.

Slander is a complication, a comprisal and sum of all wickedness.

By the first mouthful I knew that I was going to get drunk that night. The drink tasted too good not to.

Leave before I have to rip your eyes out with my dull Lady Bic razor.

On some days it felt like we owned the Earth, and the only place left to expand to was the next planet down the line.

The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his own experience to find his acting choices and feelings.

My children keep me real and keep me honest.

I won't yield to anyone about guns in our society. I know enough about it.

In the Armed Services Committee, we endeavored to put forth proposals that would help alleviate some of that stress, both for the troops and for their families.

There's nothing worse than betraying yourself.

I don't believe there can be any bad taste in creating a scene, only badwriting in handling it.

The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.