Industry has annexed thereto the fairest fruits and the richest rewards.

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.

Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.

Is that a baton in your pocket, officer, or are you just happy to see me?

I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.

Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.

Throwing a ball is not natural, whether it's overhand or underhand.

The notion of education through handicrafts rises from the contemplation of truth and love permeating life's activities.

A war is never undertaken by the ideal state, except in defense of its honor or its safety.

My father (Danny Thomas) used to tell me there are two kinds of people, the takers and the givers. 'The takers sometimes eat better,' he would say, 'but the givers always sleep better.'

Do one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole Soul into it to the exclusion of all else.

When I sit down to write, I just let the goose out of the bottle.