The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.

Be thankful for what you have, you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never ever have enough.

It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.

The seven deadly sins: Want of money bad health bad temper chastity family ties knowing that you know things and believing in the Christian religion.

The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian unless the latter too be lovers in disguise.

The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.

Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.

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