“Smooth words in place of gifts.”

Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.

Worthy things happen to the worthy.

Conquered, we conquer.

Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

A man with courage has every blessing.

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.

It is best to know the worst at once.

Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.

All men love themselves.

I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.

Practice yourself what you preach.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.

Always bring money along with your complaints.

Courage is its own reward.

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.

Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated.

Why it’s been left to me to smooth things over, I don’t know. Dennis Rodman, of all people.

We must be careful not to choose, but to let God’s Holy Spirit manage our lives; not to smooth down and explain away.

All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I’m very proud to be the first winner here in India.

Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.

See, there’s only two theaters, man that are set up pretty groovy all around for music and for smooth stage changes, good lighting and all that – the Fillmore and The Capitol Theatre. And those are the only two in the whole country.

If the lecture is good, then everything is too smooth. That’s the same in music: if the performance is too good, you really don’t enjoy it, because it just goes by, and you can never penetrate into the heart of it.