The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.

No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first place brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.

My father had declared a predilection for heirs general, that is, males and females indiscriminately.... I, on the other hand, had a zealous partiality for heirs male, however remote.

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends.

When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.

Quotation is more universal and more ancient than one would perhaps believe.

The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical.

Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so it is better to be silent about it.

It is not every man who can be exquisitely miserable, any more than exquisitely happy.

Sooner or later our dream will become a true, (Independence)

I like my coffee the way I like my women: after waiting impatiently in a long line.

Only time conquers time and its burdens.

In this room we understand why this war might be fought...it's about our common belief that no one has the right to tell two creatures that they cannot love each other--no matter what their species.

You know, what if everybody's wrong in life? And so you have to live your life yourself.

Life is more complicated than we think, yet far simpler than anyone dares to imagine

A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.

For some reason, cats are usually addressed familiarly, though no cat has ever drunk bruderschaft with anyone.

I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice.

I believe that laughter is a language of God and that we can all live happily ever laughter.