Character is the spiritual body of the person, and represents the individualization of vital experience, the conversion of unconscious things into self-conscious men.

Felicity, not fluency of language, is a merit.

Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.

An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.

A thought embodied and embrained in fit words walks the earth a living being.

Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.

Happiness comes from action, not from reaction. It is a feeling, not the success, but the perception.

He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.

You see, Max, the problem is not that the mouse is in the maze, but that the maze is in the mouse.

because life slips away, and because I need for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a compass that will not lie.

Sometimes the fans are too nice.

Dandies, when first-rate, are generally very agreeable men.

Man is born as a freak of nature, being within nature and yet transcending it. He has to find principles of action and decision-making which replace the principles of instincts.

Anytime you’re gonna grow, you’re gonna lose something. You’re losing what you’re hanging onto to keep safe. You’re losing habits that you’re comfortable with, you’re losing familiarity.

Me love you long time.

As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate.