A man would rather fail according to his own ideas than succeed according to another's.

A man may be made in one generation, but a lady never!

Isn't it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for - I don't know what exactly, but it's something that you don't mind so much not having at other times.

People are generally opposed to things they know nothing about.

When you can't change a thing, don't let it change you.

There's nothing a man can stand so much of as praise.

It isn't bad judgment to make a man believe he is something. He is by nature inclined to it, and a little encouragement is good for most people.

What puppets we humans are - what puppets! Born without permission, dying when it is neither pleasant nor convenient, we are made to march or crawl through life on the edge of a precipice from which at any moment we may be knocked over. And we're told we should believe the experience is a privilege!

Nothing shows the kind of fool you are as quick as your tongue.

As long as I am on this little planet I expect to love a lot of people and I hope they will love me in return.