So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

The ego of a god, the wit of a goldfish.

It was strange that one couldn’t know in advance which places one was later going to wish to remember.

I love music. I have a fondness for Chopin, and I very much like his 'Raindrop Prelude.'

New ideas come into this world somewhat like falling meteors, with a flash and an explosion.

Computers will be the death of us all.

If you're paying attention to your wardrobe, Rudy believed, your mind isn't sufficiently occupied.

I am not an animal! I am a human being! I…am…a man!

Not only is yoga excellent for flexibility, but it is also a great tool for longevity and injury prevention, as it allows for internal body awareness.

The naturalist picked up the eagle and said to it, "Thou dost belong to the sky and not to this earth; stretch forth thy wings and fly."

The worst thing you can do is invest in companies you know nothing about. Unfortunately, buying stocks on ignorance is still a popular American pastime.