An Englishmen thinks seated; a Frenchmen standing; an American pacing, an Irishman, afterwards.

Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.

Patience is the analogue of God's serenity.

Some folks never handle the truth without scratching it.

If you sit by the wayside waiting for Success, your knees will be too stiff to follow her when she passes.

Love is a boomerang that returns to the thrower's hand.

The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.

We use religion like a trolley-car--we ride on it only while it is going our way.

Reason clears and plants the wilderness of the imagination to harvest the wheat of art.

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.

A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.

True beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, and finally destroys.

Learn the rules of the game and become a better player.

The one thing which seems to me quite impossible is to take into consideration the kind of book one is expected to

We are what we know and what we are good at. Whenever what we know and what we are good at increase, our position increases and our goals are achieved

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

I want to do it because I want to do it.

The purpose of art is higher than art. What we are really interested in are masterpieces of humanity.

We all know that great leaders can create great successes.

I don't have a lot of friends; most of the friends I have, I've had since high school.

Liberty, Not the Daughter but the Mother of Order.