In arguing one should meet serious pleading with humor, and humor with serious pleading.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

Everything bad gets shot at in America, says John Cole, and everything good too.

Good taste" is a virtue of the keepers of museums. If you scorn bad taste, you will have neither painting nor dancing, neither palaces nor gardens.

Greed has no boundaries

Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced.

We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience.

In the end, color combinations come down to our personal preferences, which we must discover through observation and experiment.

He sent you to redeem me, to comfort me, and to heal me—and that’s just so far,” he added with a smile.

sorrow must not be cultivated: it is a poor lifestyle choice.

I wasn't the brightest kid, not by a long shot. I was interested in football, in girls, in getting my work done with the least amount of effort.

Only love with its science makes us so innocent.