Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang read more

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

I consider myself more exportant than important.

I consider myself more exportant than important.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.