A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.

We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

De omnibus dubitandum

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.

How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?

Joy is to fun what the deep sea is to a puddle. It’s a feeling inside that can hardly be contained.

The moment you learn the lesson, the test will be over.

An idea is only an idea until you breathe life into it.

I figured it was probably best for me to leave that bicycle back there for a real emergency.

My legacy to me is-when I drop dead and they're at my funeral - I want my three kids to get up and say, 'He's an awesome dad'.

Don't eat processed food, refined food but rather organic food from the earth - nothing with genetically - modified ingredients.

One person can keep a secret, but not two.

Their woes gone by, and both to heaven upflown, To bow for gratitude before Jove's throne.

I dont really like simple characters too much; its too easy. I like a challenge, and I like characters you connect with on screen.

A camera exposes more than just an image. It also exposes the photographer.