The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war.
It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks.
Response to clapping: "Thank you for ovating."
A true gentlemen is one who is never unintentionally rude.
Only great men may have great faults.
Old foxes want no tutors.
Out of the scabbard of the night, By God's hand drawn, Flashes his shining sword of light, And lo, the dawn!
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
'For example' is not proof.
I'm not at all stuck up . . . although, judging from those around me, I have every right to be.
A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with.
Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.
Without a purpose, nothing should be done.
I want to be able to live without a crowded calendar. I want to be able to read a book without feeling guilty, or go to a concert when I like.
Take short views, hope for the best, and trust in God.
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
One man; two loves. No good ever comes of that.
People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be-not what you nag them to be.
Friendship is the bread of the heart.
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a man, my son!