Our glories float between the earth and heaven Like clouds which seem pavilions of the sun, And are the playthings of the casual wind.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.

The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

Love has no thought of self! Love buys not with the ruthless usurer's gold The loathsome prostitution of a hand Without a heart! Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves!

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.

I never make a trip to the United States without visiting a supermarket. To me they are more fascinating than any fashion salon.

It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to keep a fourth class person in a first class job.

Twitter can no more produce analysis than a monkey can type out a work of Shakespeare.

If somebody is deemed more talented within the confines of the school it doesn't mean they're going to have the most successful career.

Disappointment is just the chance to start once more, this time all the more insightfully.

You just don't really rehearse kissing scenes, whether it's male or female.

Today, in my career, I'm doing what I love to do. And that is, do things for the fun - do comedy. It's a pleasure to go for the laughter.

If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.

I'm super sad to have it finish because it's been such a dream job, but it's nice to know there's a conclusion.

To forsake sin, is to leave it without any thought reserved of returning to it again.