There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

I really did put up all my wedding pictures on my website. And I swear to you, my wedding pictures got downloaded just as much as my bikini pictures.

The only time to believe any kind of rating is when it shows you at the top.

Writers are what they write, also what they fail to write.

Silence does for thinking what a suspension bridge does for space -- it makes connections.

God gave a loaf to every bird, But just a crumb to me.

Thank you for calling customer service. If you're calm and rational, press 1. If you're a whiner, press 2. If you're a hot head, press 3

Diligence in employments of less consequence is the most successful introduction to greater enterprises.

Speak your mind, but ride a fast horse.

The writer who cares about usage must always know the quick from the dead.

The easiest way to lose something is to want it too badly.