Never destroy without thought your enemy's pretences; they are usually your best weapon against him.

One must live as if it would be forever, and as if one might die each moment. Always both at once.

It is better to believe in men too rashly, and regret, than believe too meanly. Men could be more than they are, if they would try for it. He has shown them that.

It is bitter to lose a friend to evil before one loses him to death.

All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is much easier.

How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown?

A man is at his youngest when he thinks he is a man, not yet realizing that his actions must show it.

Everything is change; and you cannot step twice into the same river.

The rightness of a thing isn't determined by the amount of courage it takes.

Often beauty grows dull or common when speech breaks the mask.

You can make an audience see nearly anything, if you yourself believe in it.

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Happy endings are just stories that haven't finished yet.

None of us has invented the house; that was done many thousands of years ago.

I used to wash up the dishes as C3PO. And it's very hard to put cups away when this joint doesn't bend! Mum was very tolerant.

If Im going to invest the time in a novel, I want something more than the entertainment you get out of most genre fiction.

Life's tough. It's even tougher when you are stupid.

If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it!

As usual, no one's ever around when you need them.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.