To write anything tolerable, the mind must be in a natural, proper disposition; provocatives, in that case, as well as in another,will only produce miserable, abortive performances.

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.

Increase your happiness and the joy you experience every day through humour and laughter.

The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.

I'm a big laser believer - I really think they are the wave of the future.

We will never be able to solve the problems of tomorrow with the thinking of today

Our love one's are never gone, they have just popped into another room.

When life kicks you in the teeth and knocks you down to the ground. Are you able to stand up and keep fighting?! That’s what it’s all about.

[Heraclitus speaks as if] in entrancement ... but [also] truthfully.

To produce music is also in a sense to produce children.

Once I find something I'm passionate about, I get this crazy drive.