A Hibernian sage once wrote that there are three things a man never forgets: The girl of his early youth, a devoted teacher, and a great horse. – C.J.J. Mullen
…I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh as that was! My very heart leaped with delight at the sound. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Chimæra," A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boy
A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. – Duke of Endinburgh
Young people are threatened… by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire. – Pope John Paul II
The only way to read a book of aphorisms without being bored is to open it at random and, having found something that interests you, close the book and meditate. – Prince Charles-Joseph de Ligne, 1796
I have heard it said that the first ingredient of success — the earliest spark in the dreaming youth — if this; dream a great dream. – John A. Appleman
