The more one works, the more willing one is to work.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

When I was very young I tried selling used cars. It didn't last long. I guess that was my good luck too that I didn't show more promise at it or I might have been an automobile dealer.

It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun.

Someone else doesn't have to be wrong for you to be right.

If you aren't going to do something all the way, don't do it.

It's time for conservative Americans to right the ship again.

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome.

The French are a logical people, which is one reason the English dislike them so intensely. The other is that they own France, a country which we have always judged to be much too good for them.

I define discipline as the ability to make + keep promises and to honor commitments.

At some point in their life, everyone thinks they should go to law school. You may in fact think you want to go to law school now.

For a noble heart, the most precious gift becomes poor, when the giver stops loving.