All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

To converse with Scandal is to play at Losing Loadum, you must lose a good name to him, before you can win it for yourself.

Take, O, take those lips away, That so sweetly were forsworn; And those eyes, the break of day, Lights that do mislead the morn: But my kisses bring again, bring again; Seals of love, but sealed in vain, sealed in vain. -Measure for Measure. Act iv. Sc. 1.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

France is an absolute monarchy, tempered by ballads.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

Do you wish to find out a person's weak points? Note the failings he has the quickest eye for in others. They may not be the very failings he is himself conscious of; but they will be their next-door neighbors. No man keeps such a jealous lookout as a rival.

The defender of his country--the founder of liberty, The friend of man, History and tradition are explored in vain For a parallel to his character. In the annals of modern greatness He stands alone; And the noblest names of antiquity Lose their lustre in his presence. Born the benefactor of mankind, He united all the greatness necessary To an illustrious career. Nature made him great, He made himself virtuous.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage . . . to listen to his own goodness.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

Handsome is that handsome does.

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.

A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.

Some men are born with cold feet; some acquire cold feet; and some have cold feet thrust upon them.

Life's but a span, or a tale, or a word, That in a trice, or suddaine, is rehearsed.

An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head. .

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.