Property is the fruit of laborproperty is desirableis a positive good in the world. That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprize. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.

I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money.

Mary Roberts Rinehart

Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.

Sir Henry Wotton

Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on your path.

Phillip Sweet

I spent my first three weeks there on a wing with 21 murderers. I met some very evil people there but also some men who'd had no upbringing, no chance in life.

Jeffrey Archer

People who are always taking care of their health are like misers, who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy.

Laurence Sterne

What we can do, we must do: we must use what we are given, and we must use it the best we can, however much or little help we have for the task. What you have been given is a hard thing--a very hard thing... But my darling, what if there were no one who could do the difficult things?

Robin McKinley

I'm constantly thinking about what I'll do next. I never count on music being a career of longevity. I mean, longevity is key, and I hope that it lasts, but you just don't know, because it's not in your hands, you don't make the decision.

Beth Ditto

What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?

Rose Kennedy

The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges.

Lillie Langtry

He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide.Fr., Les rivieres sont des chemins qui marchant et qui portent ou l'on veut aller.

Blaise Pascal, Pensees (VII, 38)

Youth is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope.

Aristotle

Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.

Ed Markey