There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student.

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.

The greatest obstacle to liberty is not the existence of evil rulers, but the belief in the existence of good rulers.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances—it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

I have a calling in my soul, if you like, to try to make my life in some way worthwhile. What is the value of my existence?

I try to be careful with my persuasiveness. When my heart is really behind it, and when I have no ulterior motive, then I know I’m truly persuasive.

As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.

I say to Floyd Mayweather Jr., don't be a coward and face me in the ring, mano a mano, and shut your big, pretty mouth so we can show the world who is the true king of the ring.

People think that children don't know anything. It's enough to make you wonder if grownups were ever children once upon a time.

You see, there really is no separation between you and everyone else.

Like so many addicts, I'd thought that if I could only sort out my life, I could then sort out my drinking. It was a revelation to see that it would be simpler the other way around

For a person to feel responsible for his actions, he must sense that the behavior has flowed from the self.