Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig.

Tragedy of life: we want to possess more material wealth, but fail to enjoy the spiritual riches.

That did explain his sucky home life growing up but didn’t excuse the way he treated others. Was there childcare for abused werewolves?

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.

The real and proper question is: why is it beautiful?

As to Magyar, I think that my speech was incorrect, inappropriate.

If you treat every person you meet as if he or she were the most important person in the world, you'll communicate that he or she is somebody - to you.

I really just want to be an inspiration. I'm a regular guy, that had a dream, that came from a small town, that wanted to play guitar and just liked playing. I want to encourage people.

The loss of a child is the most terrifying place for me to go.

In a maturing market it's not advisable to be always everybody's darling, because you get too thin.

...any form of government that required the repression, imprisonment, and execution of those who disagreed with it was certainly not a government of the people.