O this itch of the ear, that breaks out at the tongue! Were not curiosity so over-busy, detraction would soon be starved to death.

The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.

Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.

After all there is something about a wedding-gown prettier than in any other gown in the world.

A man never so beautifully shows his own strength as when he respects a woman's softness.

He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks.

A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.

Quality, not quantity, is my measure.

Marriage is like wine. It is not be properly judged until the second glass.

A man is in no danger so long as he talks his love; but to write it is to impale himself on his own pothooks.

Grumblers deserve to be operated upon surgically; their trouble is usually chronic.

Fret not, fret not.

Why aren’t the thinks I’m thinking getting thunk on the page any faster?!? (from Stop Lying: Writing Is Hard on ChristopherLehman.com)

A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

Reality wins, and I'd rather see the truth than stay in love with a fantasy.

To have opposition ? We have it, and you can go and meet with them. We have some of them within the government, we have some of them outside the government. They are opposition. We have it.

I'm really influenced by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

That charity fund, inside and outside Scotland is a very important identity of Celtic Football Club.

Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak; the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself.

Start with the man in the mirror. Start with yourself. Don't be looking at all the other things. Start with you.

Faith is not only commitment to the promises of Christ; it is also commitment to his demands.