I look upon it as a Point of Morality, to be obliged by those who endeavour to oblige me

Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.

People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.

Among all the diseases of the mind there is not one more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery.

Vanity makes people ridiculous, pride odious, and ambition terrible.

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy

A lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.

A fool is in himself the object of pity, until he is flattered.

Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratifications.

It is the truth that sets us free, and it is the truth that we must run with in order to continue our race in freedom.

Writing about magic is harder than writing about spies because you're dealing with something that doesn't really exist.

Love has a reason There's a meaning to the world We're giving love.

The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or for worse, add our brick to the edifice.

A cat may looke on a King.

I'm accepting I'm not living that younger, dreamed version of myself in the big city.

Success does not come from having one's work recognized by others. It is the fruit of the seed that you lovingly planted.

It gives you more freedom, the digital camera.

Well if you've got information about a company, or you believe that a company is undervalued, you can go out and buy their stock and you can make some profit on it.

Up! up! my friend, and quit your books, Or surely you 'll grow double! Up! up! my friend, and clear your looks! Why all this toil and trouble?