Second-rate knowledge, and middling talents, carry a man farther at courts, and in the busy part of the world, than superior knowledge and shining parts.

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.

For so many centuries, the exchange of gifts has held us together. It has made it possible to bridge the abyss where language struggles.

Vice president: A spare tire on the automobile of government.

I think part of the beauty of our relationship with jewelry is that it can change and evolve as we do ourselves.

Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.

In small space a player has to be capable of acting quickly. A good player who needs too much time can suddenly become a poor player.

The world is really heading in a very dangerous direction, it becomes that much more valuable and important to go to the movies and see human beings that are human beings.

With any method of attaining great wealth, there is a price, and price is not always measured in money

What gnats are compared with humans, so is the whole creation compared with God.

Those who build walls are their own prisoners. I'm going to go fulfill my proper function in the social organism. I'm going to unbuild walls.