When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far; 'tis sufficient to let the company and your adversary see 'tis in your power but that you are too generous to make use of it.

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far.

When an argument is over, how many weighty reasons does a man recollect which his heat and violence made him utterly forget?

It is extremely natural for us to desire to see such our thoughts put into the dress of words, without which indeed we can scarce have a clear and distinct idea of them our selves.

The reproach of a friend should be strictly just, but not too frequent.

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness in another.

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

Romance is like maintaining a car. If you do a good job of it, you will always have a dependable quiet ride.

Even when our children are still young and defenseless, we feel intimations of their departure. We find ourselves staring at them with nostalgia, wistful for the person they're about to no longer be.

We are alone by birth, but we conceal the truth from ourselves till death.

I want everything back, the way it was. But there is no point to it, this wanting.

A silent mouth is sweet to hear.

American history contains much matter for pride and congratulation, and much matter for regret and humiliation.

...my conscience has the same hard reality as a unicorn.

God doesn’t waste anything for those who are yielded to him.

Our theory is, if you need the user to tell you what you're selling, then you don't know what you're selling, and it's probably not going to be a good experience.

Creativity is a voracious animal. It needs to be fed regularly. If you leave it untended for too long, you run the risk of starving your passion and diminishing your spirit.