The weak may be joked out of anything but their weakness.

There are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect

In fame's temple there is always a niche to be found for rich dunces, importunate scoundrels, or successful butchers of the human race.

Who conquers indolence conquers all other hereditary sins.

Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises from impertinence, vulgarity, or envy.

The quarter of an hour before dinner is the worst that suitors can choose.

The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie.

Idlers cannot even find time to be idle, or the industrious to be at leisure. We must always be doing or suffering

A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.

Suicides pay the world a bad compliment. Indeed, it may so happen that the world has been beforehand with them in incivility. Granted. Even then the retaliation is at their own expense.

Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.

Piece makes Peace, Pain makes Paint, A Word create World. "The One person can change you, Maybe ubiquitous r inconspicuous.

Nervous alarms should always be communicated, that they may be dissipated.

It's a hard slog doing promotion, but its nothing compared to working in a factory packing meat pies or whatever.

Goods move in response to price differences from points of low to points of higher price, the movement tending to obliterate the price difference and come to rest.

We have to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. That means we need new jobs, good jobs, with rising incomes.

You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.

Acting kind of pays my bills more than music does.

I go with what I like and I generally just cling to things that are pastel and remind me of being a little kid. It's just what it is right now, but I go through phases.

Problems breed problems, and the lack of a disciplined method of openly attacking them breeds more problems.

I can understand bitchiness in any language.