No man can possibly improve in any company for which he has not respect enough to be under some degree of restraint.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

It was like someone far away calling someone else’s name.

Many people are worried about my mental health. But as I've said many times, we're stronger than we think we are.

There was never a really serious, thought-out process for delivering arms appropriately.

Who can in reason then or right assume monarchy over such as live by right his equals, if in power or splendor less, in freedom equal?

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

I believe a writer's most important skill lies in being able to see things from different perspectives.

How does Galdoila know about the reward?" i asked. "He reads the signs," Grover said. "Duh." "Of course," I said. "Silly me.

You perceive, do you not, that our national fairy tales reflect the inmost desires of the Briton and the Gaul?

Sometimes words are just music themselves. Like 'Chicago' is a very musical sounding name.