Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratifications.

Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.

People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.

Among all the diseases of the mind there is not one more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery.

Vanity makes people ridiculous, pride odious, and ambition terrible.

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy

A lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.

A fool is in himself the object of pity, until he is flattered.

I look upon it as a Point of Morality, to be obliged by those who endeavour to oblige me

The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers.

You are like a narcotic plant.

When we reside in Gratitude, it is impossible to simultaneously feel like a victim.

Wealth is a small blessing, health is a great asset, happiness is an extraordinary treasure, and life is a remarkable reward.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't.

The fast fliers are not disgraced." Queen Ree reached up for the missing tiara. "She saved us, but she's with him now." Vidia was complicated, two fairies in one, a loyal traitor.

We shall not refuse tobacco the credit of being sometimes medical, when used temperately, though an acknowledged poison.

I always enjoyed working out and pushing myself physically and mentally as much as I possibly could.

Search occupies this wonderful moment in a user's day where it doesn't even really break along demographics, right?

I that please some, try all, both joy and terror Of good and bad, that makes and unfolds error.