Every old man complains of the growing depravity of the world, of the petulance and insolence of the rising generation.

Smoking is a shocking thing - blowing smoke out of our mouths into other people's mouths, eyes, and noses, and having the same thing done to us.

In general those parents have the most reverence who most deserve it; for he that lives well cannot be despised.

To talk in public, to think in solitude, to read and to hear, to inquire and answer inquiries, is the business of the scholar

Sir, what is poetry? Why, Sir, it is much easier to say what it is not. We all know what light is; but it is not easy to tell what it is.

Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect.

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.