“Here lies David Garrick, describe me, who can,
An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man.”

“Here lies the peerless paper lord, Lord Peter,
Who broke the laws of God and man, and metre.”

“A man who lies to himself is the worst liar of all.”

“It is in the world of ideas and in the relation of his brain to the universe itself that the superiority of Man lies. The rise of Man may justly be described as an adventure in ideas.”

“Can a man who lies, cheats, steals, and sometimes does violence to other people be a man of honor?
Kolabati looked into his eyes. "He can if he lies to liars, cheats cheaters, steals from thieves, and limits his violence to those who are violent.”

“I'm just afraid of having a tombstone that says HERE LIES A PROMISING OLD MAN.”

“To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.”
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“Golf… is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.”

“That which brought me into the capacity I now stand in, was the Petition and Advice given me by you, who, in reference to the ancient Constitution, did draw me here to accept the place of Protector. There is not a man living can say I sought it, no not a man, nor woman, treading upon English ground.”

“Nor doomsday’s thunderous roar,
Dismantling earth and stars —
The cosmic beauties all to mar —
Not Nature’s murderous mutiny,
Nor man’s exploding destiny
Can touch me here.”