I will form good habits and become their slave.

No, my son, do not aspire for wealth and labor not only to be rich. Strive instead for happiness, to be loved and to love, and most important to acquire peace of mind and serenity.

Wealth is good when it brings joy to others.

Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. Your words are eloquent but they are mere words. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

Never feel shame for trying and failing for he who has never failed is he who has never tried.

My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible.All are of no value unless they are followed by action.

They are the living dead and we have many of those among us, spending their days whining and complaining and never making any attempt to change their lives for the better.

Wealth should never be your goal in life. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

I determine to render more and better service, each day, than I am being paid to render. Those that reach the top are the ones who are not content with doing only what is required of them.

Time teaches all things to him who lives forever but I have not the luxury of eternity.

Bonobo discipline involves being schooled in a gentler, more playful fashion.

When I was really young, I can remember being into fashion, but I was really into horses and sports.

Poetry isn't just different from prose, it's more important for the human species.

The greatest tragedy is to live out someone else's life thinking it was your own.

The family farm is the foundation for who we are as a Commonwealth. And for over a century, the family farm in Kentucky has centered around one crop: tobacco.

It's great to be young and be a Yankee!

When the population is filled with peace and harmony it ripens like fruit that turns to rot in a jiff if not preserved by change.

We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed that we exerted ourselves and did not succeed.

Enthusiasm is the engine of success.

If officers desire to have control over their commands, they must remain habitually with them, industriously attend to their instruction and comfort, and in battle lead them well.