People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.

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.

What novels did you read when you were young, dear? I'm convinced it all turns on that.

we choose for our selves what's right or wrong... but when we make mistakes we blame someone else(parents)

On Easter I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian I am supposed to love, and I have to say that sometimes, when I've listened to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned.

As citizens, we understand that it is not about what America may do for us. It's about what can be done by us, together.

Treasure, that is what you are

I rarely end up where I was intending to go, but often I end up somewhere I needed to be.

I think the stress on income inequality is something that every American should take seriously.

If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.

Home life is a foreign environment for most guys. So it's natural to show them being idiots at home.

She was just a shell of her former self, functioning and talking but hardly alive.