No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

Happiness is being famous for your financial ability to indulge in every kind of excess.

There are always exquisite things and times to remind us of the original source of all beauty and love.

Once upon a time there was aOnce upon a time there was aOnce upon a time there was aStop this. It's undignified.

The function of art is to struggle against obligation.

To be thin and to stay really thin, sometimes some people literally do coke all the time. Some people smoke cigarettes instead of eating. That's crazy. But that's 'okay' because you look healthier.

The great duties of life are written with a sunbeam.

I gave my wife a twenty-five-dollar gift certificate. She used it as a down payment on a mink coat.

I don't like to be a preacher or anything, but the one thing that I've learned is that you truly are what you eat.

I worry about putting food on the table, paying for my kids needs, their college fees in years to come. It's about earning enough to have a living to be able to look after your children.

It becomes essential to choose one's path. Life consists in making these choices. One develops by choosing. It requires strength to become a child of God.