Philosophy, while it soothes the reason, damps the ambition.

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.

If it ran, a Bean would eat it. If it fell, a Bean would eat it.

College basketball was one of the hardest, most rewarding experiences of my life. Every single day on the court was a mental and physical challenge.

Sometimes there's luck, When there is you stock up on it and wait for the other times

It is not your outward appearance that you should beautify, but your soul, adorning it with good works.

I learned how to be a woman and a good person just by watching and observing my mother.

The primary battle which religion must fight today is the battle to justify its own existence.

This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective parents, those trying to help are often hurting us the most.

I love teaching. I wouldn't take a job that didn't include it.

There is no architect Can build as the Muse can; She is skilful to select Materials for her plan.

Нou're always in constant dialogue with your interior self versus your exterior self: how you look, and how you're perceived, and then people's preconceived notions of you.