The honester the man, the worse luck.

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

In a calm sea every man is a pilot.

Wedlock is a padlock.

He that preaches war is the devil's chaplain.

Listeners ne'er hear good of themselves.

He is wise that can make a friend of a foe.

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

He that uses many words for explaining any subject, doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink.

Good words cool more than cold water.

Where love fails we espy all faults.

Here is what happens in middle age: Some friends and acquaintances who were merely eccentric for years become unmistakably mad.

The children in Holland take pleasure in making What the children in England take pleasure in breaking.

When I was writing 'Kitchen Confidential, ' I was in my 40s, I had never paid rent on time, I was 10 years behind on my taxes, I had never owned my own furniture or a car.

The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.

The majority is never right, unless it includes me.

To lend each other a hand when we're falling, perhaps that's the only work that matters in the end.

We must also ensure that we have the best medical care, education, and support for our military service members and their families, both when they serve and when they return to civilian life.

I believe in God, not as a theory but as a fact more real than life itself.

He knew what he knew: that the real world was full of magic, so magical worlds could easily be real.

Your library teacher would say, "What happens to a generation that doesn't read the Classics?" Me, I'm not your library teacher. But I have some of the same questions and concerns, you know?