Where wealth accumulates, men decay.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling

Literature is an ethical leap. It is a moral decision. A perilous exercise in constant failure. Literature should have grievances, because there are so many grievances in the world.

Do not close your heart against all my efforts to help you.

If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too.

I don't accept armed struggle. Maybe it was the way in the '50s and '60s, but we want a democratic revolution.

I'm an angel not a frickin' saint.

I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are.

Time passes so slowly if you are unaware of it and so quickly if you are aware of it.

Guys, you can date whomever you want, but marry a girl who can back up a trailer.

Why do they call it losing your virginity, anyway? It's Not Like I don't know where I left it." "You'd be surprised how many people don't.