Politicians neither love nor hate. Interest, not sentiment, directs them.

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.

Be watchful. Pray always!

Science has an unfortunate habit of discovering information politicians don't want to hear, largely because it has some bearing on reality.

With every new encounter with God your vision becomes clearer and sharper

Don't fret, we'll sort this out: the true and the not true and the might as well be true.

A vine bears three grapes, the first of pleasure, the second of drunkenness, and the third of repentance.

True wit is nature to advantage dress'd What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.

Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy.

Usually I work with a digital camera and compose my works digitally or give them a finish on the computer, in order to make them meet my ideas perfectly.

As Spengler observed, all urbanized societies seem to develop a subconscious death wish, making individuals indifferent to the survival of their families and their race.

Nature is always hinting at us.