The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.

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.

Vision with action and commitment can change the world, but without action it's just a dream, and without commitment it's a nightmare.

In the search of spark, we forget the beauty of darkness. We forget the purpose of the light.

To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'

I'm always in love. If it's not with a man, it's something else. I love beauty. I love the sky I see outside the window. There's so much beauty in the world.

Time had a way of moulding people into shapes they themselves no longer recognised.

My Guardian is the Planet of Silence. Soldier Of Death and Rebirth Sailor Saturn! - Hotaru as Sailor Saturn

Planning is design. As a designer what I tend to do, and what's different from being a painter, is that I interact with other people, and the people have things they need to have happen.

The deity on purpose [sings] the liveliest of all lyrics through the most miserable poet.

Nobody is bound by any obligation unless it has first been freely accepted.

Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere.