Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

It should be remembered that the foundation of the social contract is property; and its first condition, that every one should be maintained in the peaceful possession of what belongs to him.

The less reasonable a cult is, the more men seek to establish it by force.

Men always love what is good or what they find good; it is in judging what is good that they go wrong.

The right of conquest has no foundation other than the right of the strongest.

The man who has lived the longest is not he who has spent the greatest number of years, but he who has had the greatest sensibility of life.

Every artist loves applause. The praise of his contemporaries is the most valuable part of his recompense.

To reign by opinion, begin by trampling it under your feet.

The Catholic must adopt the decision handed down to him; the Protestant must learn to decide for himself.

Youth is the time to study wisdom; old age is the time to practice it.

Truth is no road to fortune.

When was the last time you read a book? The truth now. And picture books don't count-I mean something with print in it.

I mentally shake hands with you for your answer, despite its inaccuracy." Mr. Rochester

Look at everything as though you were seeing it either first time or last time.

Just got a new car - got a little Miata convertible. Pretty happy about it, except for one thing: I'm 6-foot-6, so now I look like a McDonald's toy.

If we don't take inventory every once in a while and give thanks to God for the great things He has done for us, we get totally out of perspective.

Todd [Phillips] doesn't care. That's part of his genius as a director, he will say anything to anybody.

What God gives in answer to our prayers will always be the thing we most urgently need, and it will always be sufficient.

Emotional peace and calm come after doing God's will and not before.

The rifle is the queen of weapons and its effective use is one of the greatest satisfactions available to man.

Man is effective in the world not only through what he does, but above all through what he is.