It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their hair out.

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.

A man bitten by a dog, whether the animal is mad or not, is apt to get mad himself.

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty saying are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.

A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.

There is a realm where the rainbow never fades

Prejudice is the twin of illiberality.

He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits.

Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get.

It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a great deal more easily than he can other people.

And I'm dying to know, is it killing you like it's killing me? And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.

He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo.Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic.Nothing is more sublime.

I am usually part of any disaster at a wedding if I'm a bridesmaid, which I've been lucky enough to be several times.

The nature of things betrays itself more readily under the vexations of art than in its natural freedom.

There is nothing more profane than the image of an atheist with tears in his eyes conducting the glory and passion of Handel's Messiah.

One very clear memory I have of college is that I never learned anything in the big lectures. I have a feeling I'd have done even worse if they'd been on a laptop screen.

The idea that we need to “pay our dues” is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap.

How can I wear the harness of toil And sweat at the daily round, While in my soul forever The drums of Pictdom sound?

Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it?

What works in a relationship of very public people is not making the relationship public - keeping it as personal as it can be. It's the only way it is real.