The proud man hath no God; the envious man hath no neighbor; the angry man hath not himself.

Good prayers never come creeping home. I am sure I shall receive either what I ask, or what I should ask.

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.

If the sun of God's countenance shine upon me, I may well be content to be wet with the rain of affliction.

Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.

Try to be of some use to others.

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

Words are as they are taken, and things are as they are used. There are even cursed blessings.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and drawing out the sweet.

Hey, our hair's the same color, " I said, eying us side by side in the mirror."Sure is, girlfriend." Eric grinned at me.

Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.

Always wear a smile because you never know who is watching.

I got stuck up a tree when I was about seven, and my dad had to come and get the ladder to get me down. I loved to climb all the way up to the top. I must have been a koala in my past life.

Oh good gray head which all men knew!

How many presidents, do you think, ever said to another guy: 'I can't believe we're doing this in the White House'?

Life is constantly weighing us in very sensitive scales, and telling every one of us precisely what his real weight is to the last grain of dust.

A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.

Above all, John Galliano menswear is all about good design. And men have been short-changed by good design for too long.

I would like to go to Russia very much — although the bastards murdered half my family.