The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin; whereby being often cheated, she will thenceforth trust nothing but the common copper.

Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom.

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being

Business does not need planning anymore. It demands out-of-the-box thinking.

A model’s opinion seldom matters. The only time that he is required to open his mouth is when he is required to smile at the camera.

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

A good marriage ... is a sweet association in life: full of constancy, trust, and an infinite number of useful and solid services and mutual obligations.

Two turtle doves will show thee Where my cold ashes lie And sadly murmuring tell thee How in tears I did die

Ignorance sheer ignorance. There is no confidence to equal it. It's only when you know something about a profession that you are timid or careful.

Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self