Prudence, patience, labor, valor; these are the stars that rule the career of mortals.

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.

Your life has intrinsic value, not simply because of who you are as an individual, but because of who He is as your God.

There's a lot to be said for being alone. But you and I know, don't we, Flavia, that being alone and being lonely are not at all the same thing?

I do throw out a lot of ideas, and I forget completely about them.

It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it.

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

I kind of feel like everybody knew anyway. I was on tour with a bubble gut!

Well, you know, for me, I think Spanish food is festive.

Since someone ate crabs, others must have eaten spiders as well. However, they were not tasty. So afterwards, people stopped eating them. These people also deserve our heartfelt gratitude.

I am the rich man's guru.

Performing live actually thrills me. Just get me a stage, get me a mic, and I'm going to be happy.