And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep, A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep?

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.

The fox remains always a fox, the goose remains a goose, and the tiger will retain the character of a tiger.

Schedule in rest in any pursuit. There’s always another peak, but look back and admire the view for a moment. You have to actually practice that - it’s a balance.

I intend to live the first half of my life. I don't care about the rest.

I think that women, especially women in my job, come to me because they know I'm very loving and nonjudgmental and I'm not competitive, and I've been through a lot.

Doors lead to things and I've never met one I haven't wanted to open.

Know your enemy - and learn about his favorite sport.

She did not speak for speech was unknown to her.

You go through a process of refinement and getting rid of the excesses of your early youth in terms of your excitement about what theatre can do.

My wife and my three kids and my grandchildren are my life, but my horses and my dogs are everything else.

Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves.