"Pride, like laudanun and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in large quantities. No man who is not pleased with himself, even in a personal sense, can please others."

"Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see -- to see correctly -- and that means a good deal more than merely looking with the eye."

"Pain is a very precious gift. Do not waste it."

"She's the only man in my cabinet."

"'The harp at Nature's advent strung has never ceased to play; the song the stars of morning sung has never died away.'"

"What Every Computer Consultant Needs to Know: 1) In case of doubt, make it sound convincing. 2) Do not believe in miracles. Rely on them."

"Anyone who has gumption knows what it is, and anyone who hasn't can never know what it is. So there is no need of defining it."

"Don't look back: Something may be gaining on you."

"Nothing in this world is to be feared... only understood."

"She's the original good time that was had by all."

"A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend."

"Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come."