I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive.

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.

There's only one great evil in the world today. Despair.

Totalitarianism surpasses autocracy.

Real transformation requires real honesty. If you want to move forward - get real with yourself.

The landscapist lives in silence.

The people say that the two seemed to be removed from human experience; that they had gone through pain and had come out on the other side.

Being a good teammate is when you try to sprint down a ball that everyone thinks is going out of bounds. But you go after it anyways and you get it.

Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on 'canned' laughter, grafted by gaglines by technicians using records of guffawing audiences that have been dead for years.

Energy and time are finite resources; conserving them is very important.

Hunger, thirst, heat and cold: I had tasted them in full

Theater is a really exciting place to return to all the time because it's incredible training for an actor.