What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Everyone who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

I can resist anything except temptation.

The only possible form of exercise is to talk, not to walk.

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards.

A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.