Gentle reader, I was born upon the water - not upon the salt and angry ocean, but upon the fresh and rapid-flowing river.

All lies, white or black, disgrace a gentleman, although I grant there is a difference: to say the least of it, it is a dangerous habit, for white lies are but the gentleman ushers to black ones.

There's no getting blood out of a turnip.

I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich.

There is no composing draught like the draught through the tube of a pipe.

Every man paddles his own canoe.

White lies are ushers to black ones.

The English will agree with me that there are plenty of good things for the table in America; but the old proverb says: 'God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.'

Come, my men! never say die while there's a shot in the locker.

In the course of crime ... the descent is rapid.

... secrecy adds a charm to an amour ...

Stay present for the “now” of your life. It’s your “point of power.

Every child should be taught how to read, write and think.

If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you'll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!

One learns to itch where one can scratch.

Every dogma has its day, but ideals are eternal.

You cannot lose what you never had.

There is one "right answer" to any question, and it is in the book to be read.

Love has, at its best, made the inherent sadness of life bearable, and its beauty manifest.

My top most priority is to deal with India's massive social and economic problems, so that chronic poverty, ignorance and disease can be conquered in a reasonably short period of time.

What's happening right now in the Hip Hop industry is that it is deeply affected by the general economy of America.