Real philosophy seeks rather to solve than to deny.

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.

It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavors look interesting and lively

I'm always inspired by people who raise the bar, whether in their field of work, parenthood, or giving back.

The biggest lesson has been the importance of constantly repeating the mission. It means bringing the team together every week to talk about all of our projects, progress, and vision.

Children add to the wonder of being alive.

Never contradict. Never explain. Never apologize. (Those are the secrets of a happy life!)

All my life I have studies the peculiar powers of music. It has a force of its own that few would deny.

The whole of virtue consists in its practice.

I was a rebel and I wanted to do something that nobody else did, and nobody else played the cello. Also, I was also a small kid and I liked the fact that it was big.

I was ready to love the whole world, but no one understood me, and I learned to hate.

Life is a challenge, we must take it.