The imagination will not perform until it has been flooded by a vast torrent of reading.

Nothing pleases everyone: this man gathers thorns$$$ that one roses.

Death is but crossing the world$$$ as friends do the seas; they live in one another still.

Speak properly$$$ and in as few words as you can$$$ but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation$$$ but to be understood.

Human beings are made up of flesh and blood$$$ and a miracle fiber called courage.

Don't tell people how to do things$$$ tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

A human being is never what he is but the self he seeks.

And remember: you must never$$$ under any circumstances$$$ despair. To hope and to act$$$ these are our duties in misfortune.

If you want to know what God thinks of money$$$ just look at the people he gave it to.

The only thing that makes the present palatable is the fact that the past was$$$ at times$$$ torture.