A jealous man is very quick in his application: he knows how to find a double edge in an invective, and to draw a satire on himself out of a panegyrick on another.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Jealousy destroys the Moral competence to be Successful

We've seen firsthand the footprints of the Mordant's treachery.

Any man's life can be seen as a series of engagements with his fathers, Including the surrogates provided by life and literature.

And what greater calamity can fall upon a nation than the loss of worship.

Today isn't just another day. Today I'll create something beautiful.

I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life.

It's taken me 15 years to step behind a camera and make something everyone agrees looks like a movie.

I get good vibes from people. There is a thread of DNA that runs from the days that I was a young teenager to these days. It feels good to go back there.

I read Superman comics when I was a kid.

I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.