And still they gazed and still the wonder grew That one small head should carry all it knew.

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.

Wealth is a byproduct of positive, wealth-oriented thoughts.

After all, the fear is the thing which keep us alive, why do you want to get rid of it??

Being crazy doesn't mean being mentally challenged. Maybe it just means being you...amplified a 100 times over.

When your girlfriend broke your heart, don't even say a word, just smile because she gives you the opportunity to find someone better than her.

It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you sometimes wonder whether we overdo it.

The offender never pardons.

Self-control, openness, the ability to engage with others, to plan and to persist - these are the attributes that get people in the door and on the job, and lead to productive lives.

I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it

Any setting can potentially acquire this vividness. It slowly arrives during the period of research, until it is as immediate to me as my own real surroundings.

You want to eliminate your evil desires in order to reveal your Buddha nature, but where will you throw them away?