A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

O woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

I write because, if I don't, my characters will murder me in my sleep.

Have mountain moving faith in yourself & the universe!

Be a rock, not a pebble.

To me, innovations are the wheel, fire, language, movable type. There are not 3 million innovations; there are 3 million inventions

The average American teenager sends or receives 75 text messages a day, though one girl in Sacramento managed to handle an average of 10,000 every 24 hours for a month.

I promise to keep you happy, safe, and in love - for as long as my heart wakes; and as much as you soul takes.

I have had my share of twiddling my thumbs while sitting idle at home

There's four seasons in the UK, spring, autumn, winter and winter.

The more you try to erase me The more, the more The more that I appear

It has been said that metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct.