When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm can soothe her melancholy, what art can wash her guilt away?

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 qualities of a successful man are tenacity, perseverance, courage and the will to win

Didn't I say I'd always be your same stars? If you get to missing me, just look up.

Man's true nature being lost, everything becomes his nature; as, his true good being lost, everything becomes his good.

If there's ever a kid out there that can't afford to buy the music, I still want them to hear it, and hopefully they'll go to the show, or buy a T-shirt from the band. That's the idea.

Belief is truth held in the mind; faith is a fire in the heart.

Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest elevation by way of a joke.

I believe that all fiction is personal and all writing is at some level personal.

I believe the world is beautiful, and poetry, like bread, is for everyone.

If my clothing does stand out, then I guess it's a compliment, but I just wear whatever feels comfortable.

Invariably, what I'm trying to do is more ambitious than the budget, but we manage to do it somehow.