"A truly appreciative child will break, lose, spoil, or fondle to death any really successful gift within a matter of minutes"

"If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death"

"My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me"

"Immortality - a fate worse than death"

"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"

"A gift in season is a double favor to the needy"

"Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift"

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"

"Given the choice, children who don't want for anything will not save... We have an obligation as parents to give our children what they need. What they want we can give them as a special gift, or they can save their money for it"

"That which is so universal as death must be a benefit"

"The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention"