I pass by that it is very culpable to be facetious in obscene and smutty matters.

Generosity is nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities.

Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor.

Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.

It is commonly said that revenge is sweet, but to a calm and considerate mind, patience and forgiveness are sweeter.

The reading of books, what is it but conversing with the wisest men of all ages and all countries.

Mathematics - the unshaken Foundation of Sciences, and the plentiful Fountain of Advantage to human affairs.

Upright simplicity is the deepest wisdom, and perverse craft the merest shallowness.

Every ear is tickled with the sweet music of applause.

He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.

Slander is a complication, a comprisal and sum of all wickedness.

I felt stifled. Everything I looked at reminded me of myself.

Fire is fire, " Matthew said. "It burns.

A man can do as he will, but not will as he will.

The humor section is the last place an author wants to be. They put your stuff next to collections of Cathy cartoons.

There is a strong sense of understanding, appreciation, shared responsibility, and trust that unites and motivates the team to work together.

I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.

Who told you to step on my sneakers? Who told you to walk on my side of the block? Who told you to be in my neighborhood?

I learned to draw everything except glamorous women. No matter how much I tried to make them look sexy, they always ended up looking silly... or like somebody's mother.

People commit suicide through weakness, not through strength.

As an old junk pusher told me, 'Watch whose money you pick up.'