Necessity may be the mother of lucrative invention, but it is the death of poetical invention.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.

Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments.

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.

We may daily discover crowds acquire sufficient wealth to buy gentility, but very few that possess the virtues which ennoble human nature, and (in the best sense of the word) constitute a gentleman.

A statue in a garden is to be considered as one part of a scene or landscape.

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

The difference there is betwixt honor and honesty seems to be chiefly the motive; the mere honest man does that from duty which the man of honor does for the sake of character.

The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think, and fox-hunters.

It is sad that unless you are born a god, your life, from its very beginning, is a mystery to you.

The bottom half of the page had descended into a doodle of a tiny man giving the middle finger to a giant, angry eagle with razor-sharp talons. Beneath it, the caption: To Mock a Killing Bird.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.[misquote of a letter about wine, see quotes/831031]

In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized and enforced by the state.

Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic.

Find something good within your life and give every ounce of positivity you have towards it, then watch how your life changes.

There is simply so much reason to believe the good news of Jesus Christ in history, in Scripture, as well as in our own experience that it would take a leap of faith not to believe in the gospel.

Of course I love leather, and I love stingray. So combining the two and adding those gold elements - I always love a great gold accessory.

Socialism has been preached for so long, the British people no longer have any sense of personal responsibility.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink