He who can at all times sacrifice pleasure to duty approaches sublimity.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Sensibility is the power of woman.

Jesus not only revealed himself, he hid himself at the same time.

When I was young, I used to wish I would fit in… I’m glad I didn’t get my wish.

I've always been a bit ambitious, but I do think the Green Party is the real opposition.

I would not trust a mouse to a woman if a man's judgment could be had.

I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills.

He that in the latter part of his life too strictly inquires what he has done, can very seldom receive from his own heart such an account as will give him satisfaction.

Right now I'm taking a break from hip-hop documentaries. But I would do it if things lined up.

I've got a fantastic life. I enjoy what I do for a living. I see the blessings; I'm not blind.

Some people need flowers, some people need dandelions. It's medicine, it's what you need at that time in your life.

The joy is in creating, not maintaining.