A fine artist is one who makes familiar things new and new things familiar.
A speaker who does not strike oil in ten minutes should stop boring.
I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.
Some people will believe anything if you whisper it to them.
Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please.
A man's life is colored by the dye of his imagination.