“I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.”

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

Life is long, if you know how to use it.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.

The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.

Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.

When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.

The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.

Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.

A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.

Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

If you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.