Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

The value is in the worth, not in the number.

Much wants more and loses all.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Do not waste your pity on a scamp.

Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.

Getting to the end of a song is not the goal of singing.

I don't believe in the concept of hell, but if I did I would think of it as filled with people who were cruel to animals.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

No sport is less organized than Calvinball.

I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart.

People who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else.

Love can make you immortal

I love it when someone that inspires me is not only good because of what they inspire me for, but also because they're just an amazing person.

Even in the tragedies, [William] Shakespeare always put in parts for the comic actors because his audience was mixed. He puts in people who talk like aristocrats. He puts in idiots and fools.

What I know for sure: Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life. When you can let go of the desire to acquire, you know you are really on your way.