Pounds are the sons, not of pounds, but of pence.

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

In life, as in Chess, ones own Pawns block ones way. A mans very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him

Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

A successful career has been full of blunders.

You cannot win without sacrifice.

A large family party is rather too much like a flight of tomtits; everlasting twitter, but no conversation; gregariousness without companionship.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.

I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.

Proverbs are potted wisdom.

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those well-arranged words are worth a multi-million-dollar motion picture.

The Media and the internet have taken up the responsibility of molding the young ones amongst us, leaving us to pursuethe careers we treasure.

Anxiety is love's greatest killer, because it is like the stranglehold of the drowning.

I'm just being the artist that I would have loved if I was a child.

If Reagan wins, I'd sell the farm and buy a bomb shelter.

No man has ever yet discovered the way to give friendly advice to any woman, not even to his own wife.

Dumbledore had not raised his voice, he did not even sound angry, but Harry would have preferred him to yell; this cold disappointment was worse than anything.

Life is beating against the school windows. You must quickly open the doors and go out to learn that no door must be locked against you.

You can fight a porcupine and win, but if other folks get a look at you they may think it's a bad idea to mess with porcupines.

Sacred cows make very poor gladiators.