There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

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.

He has a traditional shopper's DNA, an eye for freshness and appearance, and a consistent sense of a home to go back to.

You have no idea how big the other fellow's troubles are.

I don't think of myself of a late-show host any more than I think of myself of a game-show host. I mean, I've done both, I've been an actor. I'm just kind of a carny, that's it.

I think it would be great if America got along with Russia because we could fight ISIS together.

The artist Nature often achieves greatest effect when not working with a full palette.

Wherever you go in the world, you just have to say you're Canadian and people laugh

Often immitated, but never duplicated!

My mother always told me,”hide your face- people are looking at you”. I would reply,”It does not matter; I am also looking at them.

It is often the case that a man who can't tell a lie thinks he is the best judge of one.

When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.