Though familiarity may not breed contempt it takes off the edge of admiration.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

Without madness what is manBut a wholesome beast, Postponed corpse that begets?

You know you're like, my hero, right?

It feels good being a restaurant owner because it's part of my dreams of being the biggest mogul.

Rather than being a luxury, emotions are a very intelligent way of driving an organism toward certain outcomes.

Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they're less than women.

When the country goes temporarily to the dogs, cats must learn to be circumspect, walk on fences, sleep in trees, and have faith that all this woofing is not the last word.

A little bit if listening with a passable ear will get an awful lot of messages anywhere.

An actress must never lose her ego -- without it she has no talent.

There are some whom the applause of the multitude has deluded into the belief that they are really statesmen.

One of our problems is our sense of discipline - dancers have an extraordinary sense of self-discipline.