While you are upon earth, enjoy the good things that are here (to that end were they given), and be not melancholy, and wish yourself in heaven.

Old friends are best.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

A gallant man is above ill words.

A consciousness of misfortunes arising from a man's own misconduct aggravates their bitterness.

The biggest tragedy I had was the loss of my daughter from neuromuscular disease in 2000, at age 46.

Drinking is a way of ending the day.

In America there is not one single element of civilization that is not made to depend, in the end, upon public opinion.

A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.

It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it.

I always just made music that resonates with me emotionally.

Sometimes you want to run away Sometimes you think you do But you never had a dream like this before And you don't want to ask for more Sometimes you leave a mark Before you know the score

Failing can provide invaluable lessons and making mistakes and experiencing setbacks is part of the DNA of every successful entrepreneur.

For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performance.