“Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.”

Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.

There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.

A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.

The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.

Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.

You can never be wise unless you love reading.

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.

A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Truth allows no choice.

The game’s been good to me and I hope I’ve been good to the game. I’m 50 years old and I’ve pretty much did everything that I wanted to do in boxing.

I think Joshua has been doing a good job winning his fights and beating the guys in front of him. You got to congratulate him for his success.

Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It’s not gonna work. Everything that’s good is really instant.

Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.

If you’re paying attention and you’ve been a good listener, you learn every day.

It’s good to know how to read, but it’s dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you’re reading.

Filling a need is not merely good business; it’s a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.

Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.