The greatest pleasure I know, is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.

How some they have died, and some they have left me, And some are taken from me; all are departed; All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my joyful school days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

A poor relation—is the most irrelevant thing in nature.

How convalescence shrinks a man back to his pristine stature! where is now the space, which he occupied so lately, in his own, in the family's eye?

For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

Sometimes, as we're stumbling along in the dark, we hit something good.

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

In His mercy, God gives us the level of revelation that our character is prepared to handle.

I don't just sing for free. It's my work. You're paid for what you do. And I work hard.

Being a world leader is less about destiny than focused determination, and it is there that we have faltered.

I do love playing games, but once I have a girlfriend, she will be my princess.

Leaders, whether in the family, in business, in government, or in education, must not allow themselves to mistake intentions for accomplishments .

Dedicate one's life to truth.

Negative people will always criticize