And fools who came to scoff remain'd to pray.

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.

I wish I had never been born, " she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness, " said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment...

The hard way is my favorite way to learn.

Novels arise out of the shortcoings of history.

Let us live not only to serve God ourselves; let us live to help our children and their children live for God.

I guess I'm still holding on to something that I know will probably never happen, because somewhere deep down inside me, I have this little piece of hope that someday, it will.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.

My favorite expression is: When you go up to the bell, ring it ? or don't go up to the bell.

Celebrate the birth of a girl child by planting 5 trees in your village.

Brave men are brave from the very first.

Moving to Turkey was the turning point in my life.