The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.

Never let anybody guess that you have a mind of your own. Above all be pure

Burdens become light when cheerfully borne.

What is understood by republican government in the United States is the slow and quiet action of society upon itself.

For life is a journey through a wilderness

Meet the Press is the oldest and most treasured public affairs show on television.

The mere existence of atomic weapons implies the possibility of their use.

As we grow old we slowly come to believe that everything will turn out badly for us, and that failure is in the nature of things; but then we do not much mind what happens to us one way or the other.

Un-forgiveness is like cancer; it eats you from the inside out.

Sin hath broke the world's sweet peace--unstrung Th' harmonious chords to which the angels sung.

Death is a release from and an end of all pains.