The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel.
An appeal is when ye ask wan court to show its contempt for another court.
I present myself to you in a form suitable to the relationship I wish to achieve with you.
Men do not fail; they stop trying.
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
Russia is the only country of the world you can be homesick for while you're still in it.
Nothing endures but personal qualities.
I would prefer as a friend a good man who is ignorant than one more clever who is evil, too.
Bargain: something you can't use at a price you can't resist.
When I was fourteen, I was the oldest I ever was. ... I've been getting younger ever since.
Sadness is a state of sin.
The present moment is creative, creating with an unheard-of intensity.
New York is notoriously inhospitable to the past, disowning it whenever it can.
The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others.
Nature fits all her children with something to do He who would write and can't write, can surely review.
Agatha Christie has given more pleasure in bed than any other woman.
Happiness to a dog is what lies on the other side of the door.
Honor lies in honest toil.
Man is that he might have joy.
Some folk want their luck buttered.