There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest: but there is seldom one in which a man should tell it all.

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.

Ron gave a tiny jerk of the head that Harry understood to mean, Well - if you must.

I think the environmental problem will be the number one item on the agenda of the 21st century... This is a problem that cannot be postponed.

I want to take time to understand life. I want to travel. I want to be a better person, a better Mom. I want to do something good with my life.

I didn't even know what it was when I started. But I was lucky. I found it at 16. Most people don't discover decathlon until they're 21 or 22.

In Buddhism balance is the most difficult thing, because it is overlooked.

The prophesying business is like writing fugues; it is fatal to every one save the man of absolute genius.

Our artists have the power to bring our dreams and our nightmares to life so we will never forget.

I think I average one good sulk a week.

If they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed.

No more fiendish punishment could be devised, were such a thing physically possible, than that one should be turned loose in society and remain absolutely unnoticed.