Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable.

I love marriage. I think it's a wonderful institution and it's the most important decision you make.

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.

You can observe a lot just by watching.

When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.

Married people from my generation are like an endangered species!

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.