A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
An Englishman is content to say nothing when he has nothing to say.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
Our aspirations are our possibilities.
Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
KNOWLEDGE is only Power to the Extent that it is. . . U S E D
Mandelstam - his gift and the untamable nature of it - was like a thorn in Stalin's brain.
I had some music lessons and my mum played every instrument but the guitar.
I've made a life and career as a professional musician.