Laws grind the poor and rich men rule the law.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.

Personalising success means defining it in line with your defined mission and beliefs. This will help ignite a passion for the dream as well as develop underlying values and attitudes.

Common sense will tell us, thatthe power which hath endeavoured to subdue us, is of all others, themost improper to defend us.

One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.

The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me as perfectly foolish.

I think new writers everywhere need opportunities to get published.

I'm young as morning and fresh as dew. Everybody loves me and so do you.

It's clear all the way through history that practices are primary and beliefs are secondary.

I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.