I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it.

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.

The cigar is the perfect complement to an elegant lifestyle.

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.

Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views.

Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.

It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.

The trade of authorship is a violent, and indestructible obsession.

You may impose silence upon me, but you can not prevent me from thinking.

Butterflies are but flowers that blew away one sunny day when Nature was feeling at her most inventive and fertile.

The intellect seeks, the heart finds.

Naturally, we lunatics are the kindest of the bunch.

When love enters your heart, hate is given an eviction notice.

Stop inviting people who don't celebrate you to your party! It's YOUR life - you have the right to be exclusive.

We have to face the idea that we're completely nobody right now

To the young, cliches seem freshly minted.

It is the state of mind of the person wielding the instrument that determines to what end it will be put.

Insecurity is an ugly thing. It makes you hate people you don't even know.

The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today.

She's afraid that if she leaves, she'll become the life of the party.

My first mission is to take care of our troops. I take that mission very personally.