I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.

Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

There is no defence against criticism except obscurity.

Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.

There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.

The most skilful flattery is to let a person talk, and be a listener.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off

Death is a distant rumour to the young.

I've learned... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

Don't you hate it when...your suitcase is the last one off the aeroplane?

I've learned... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

Most of us aren't that interested in getting rich- we just don't want to get poor.

I've learned... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned... That money doesn't buy class.

Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.