The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.

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.

Nothing is perfect

Yesterday was the last day on the calender of the past. Tomorrow will be the first day on the calender of the future. Today is both the first and the last day of the present. Use it well.

Personal pride is probably a bad guide to merit.

... a war always ends.

I never think of my age, never. I could be 20 or 100. I never think about it, I'm just me.

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up.

What fervent love of herself would Virtue excite if she could be seen!

It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.

Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.