It must be owned, that the Graces do not seem to be natives of Great Britain; and I doubt, the best of us here have more of rough than polished diamond.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Fear of death is form of stasis horrors. The dead weight of time.

He suddenly saw the enterprise of literature as essentially mad.

Give a person a job you help them pay some bills, teach them how to find a career and you provide them with sustenance for life!

May find the right road to travel on.

Problems are evolutionary drivers.

In time of war, if you go through a bad neighborhood, I don't want a little French poodle, I want a Rottweiler on my hands.

People want the truth, even if they disagree.

I tried to pay attention, but attention paid me.

Once you grow up and discover yourself as a human being you look at things for what they are.

In ignorance, I am something; in understanding, I am nothing; in love, I am everything.