The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.

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.

Animals don't know as much about jealousy as people, but they're not ignorant of it, either.

The garden, by design, is concerned with both the interior and the land beyond the garden.

There will always be leaks; in Washington, everywhere.

I do not sell life insurance. I sell money. I sell dollars for pennies apiece. My dollars cost 3 cents per dollar per year.

Voluptuousness, like justice, is blind, but that is the only resemblance between them.

Statistics are there to be broken.

We believe in self creation. That's why Buddhists believe in the Four Noble Truths.

I was what you are, you will be what I am.

Nothing hurts more than realizing they meant everything to you, but you meant nothing to them.

Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts are not worth the expense