A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.

A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.

We must have a weak spot or two in our character before we can love it much.

You know my method. It is founded upon the observance of trifles.

The highest of distinctions is service to others.

It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

that's all she wrote!

A smile on your face can be felt on anothers heart.

Had doting Priam checked his son's desire, Troy had been bright with fame, and not with fire.

Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night?

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing, but nobody else does.

United States, your banner wears Two emblems--one of fame; Alas! the other that it bears Reminds us of your shame. Your banner's constellation types White freedom with its stars, But what's the meaning of the stripes? They mean your negroes' scars.

To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.

Don't be afraid to take one large step because you can't cross a chasm in two small leaps. One generation plants trees, and the next enjoys the shade. If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. Unknown.

I got the bill for my surgery. Now I know what those doctors were wearing masks for.

Education is the ability to meet life's situations.

As if Misfortune made the Throne her Seat, And none could be unhappy but the Great.

For her, the lilies hang their heads and die.