Some have the temperament and tastes of genius, without its creative power. They feel acutely, but express tamely.

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.

God is our great Master.

We disqualify ourselves from communicating with God when we refuse to open our hearts to people

Suffering is never wasted. Most often those who suffer the most will learn the most.

Excellence in any pursuit is the late ripe fruit of toil.

Ordinarily when a man in difficulty turns to prayer, he has already tried every other means of escape.

Whenever we would prepare the mind by a forcible appeal, an opening quotation is a symphony preluding on the chords whose tones we are about to harmonize.

One of the advantages of having an imaginary boyfriend is that he exists only for you, therefore he can not be stolen. The disadvantage is that you can not introduce him to your friends.

Everything here must be done twice as no one can do it right the first time.

You can go into all sorts of situations with a camera and people will think they should serve it.

Of course, at their best, movies are anti-literature and, as a medium, belong not to writers, not to actors, but to directors.