The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse; always harder.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

To know your way round a library is to master the whole of culture, i.e. the whole world.

The purpose of Innovation Management is not to promote innovation, but to manage innovation as a process.

The vow that binds too strictly snaps itself.

The Law is supposed to keep us safe and strong and able to birth healthy children, yet the Law wants us to tear each other apart to find a leader. The Law's a bunch of hypocrisy.

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - where it is written and where it is to be found.

Age is just a number, maturity is a choice.

If a team lives up to its role as favorite, it will have earned the World Cup. By the way, Adidas grew by about 30 percent in Brazil even without sponsoring the national team.

I am singing a genre of music that people are very protective of. I am being compared to the greatest vocalist of all time.

People tell me I'm dancing better than ever. I don't know what happened, but I have new enthusiasm and more endurance.

You can learn from anyone even your enemy.