True friendship is self-love at second hand.

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.

The best music I have ever heard is the sound of my daughter’s giggling.

I wanted you to have the best pears in New York and I wanted to be the man to buy them for you.

She had found him and was bringing back his thanks. Nor did she forget to mention that he had assured her that she was indeed the most beautiful fairy he had ever set eyes on.

I think that's the answer to a good marriage. Everyone has their own room.

I told personal stories the way [Bill] Cosby would spin a yarn for ten minutes. I think in hindsight it works better as a long story than as a condensed monologue.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops.

And they would all smile at the beauty of destruction.

Nature ever provides for her own exigencies.

Got 27 children I never see.