History is but a confused heap of facts.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

When success is uniform, the celebration becomes universal. Of which use is it to you to rejoice at the time your friend cries?

There are literary works that speak for themselves and there are writers who boast through work.

Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition.

Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality.

God sees hearts as we see faces.

Finished products are for decadent minds.

Franny was staring at the little blotch of sunshine with a special intensity, as if she were considering lying down in it.

The Web is fascinating and transformative, but it's an easy, flashy, get-rich-quick option to the hard graft of proper industry.

Always strive to make the next hour better than this one.