The scholar without good breeding is a pedant; the philosopher, a cynic.

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.

Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.

Your nation needs you. Your world needs you. So, use your education to become endowed with muscles of iron and nerves of steel.

We weren’t allies, but not being enemies was close enough for me.

I think Jeremiah is for our times. But whether the church in the west will listen to the Word of God today any more than in the chaos of 7th century BC middle east... Only God knows.

I won't try to be anybody else. I just try to be myself.

Fasting is truly a secret source of power.

Prior to being a Canadian, I'm also Middle Eastern.

I really hope that when I leave, my last trace will be beautiful.

I hate click tracks. I'm to busy in the click track to feel my own heart rhythm, my own soul beat.

Oh, the Germans classify, but the French arrange.