In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.

Freethinkers are generally those who never think at all.

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

Life lessons cannot be applied topically.

People run away to be alone, ' he said. Some people had to be alone.

Another item that appeared in the backyard was rabbits. Bear would chase them away.

Purpose of Life: Understand Who You AreBelieve In Yourself.

I have a very close relationship with my parents.

I think I've had the slowest, most methodical career in the business.

I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the end of the 20th century.

Sometimes, when you catch someone unaware at just the right time and in just the right light, you can catch sight of what they will be.

If you really want to know where your destiny lies, look at where you apply your time.