Let observation with observant view, Observe mankind from China to Peru.

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.

All we've got is Now. Life, composed of a billion moments, from our first to our last thoughts.

A few years ago, honesty was the hallmark of a man of good character. But it’s been set aside for an “It’s all right if you don’t get caught” philosophy.

God has made all things that are in the world to be our teachers.

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

I played a great horse yesterday! It took seven horses to beat him.

Reformed rakes often make the best husbands

History is like a ghost. It is as dead as alive.

Regrets about the journey, maybe, but not the destination.

How was I gonna get an education, sitting right back of Bobby Ann Mason?

In all your life, you will never find a method more effective in getting through to another person than to make that person feel important.