Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

We seldom look up to the person

We might not be able to change our circumstances, but we CAN change our attitude.

So I hear they call you 'The Freak' Wow, that's quite a coincidence. They call me 'The Brain.'

If you're not prepared, it's not pressure you feel, it's fear.

The world is run by one million evil men, ten million stupid men, and a hundred million cowards.

Focus on the competition to diminish the time dedicated to internal politics.

She heard pa shouting,"Jiminy crickets!It's raining fish-hooks and hammer handles!

The discovery that heartbreak is indeed heartbreaking consoles us about our humanity.

It's a strange sensation to live inside another person's life, to wonder all the time what he is doing, or thinking or feeling.

Some people read their Bibles in Hebrew, some in Greek; I like to read mine in the Holy Ghost.