Is this a fit time, said my father to himself, to talk of Pensions and Grenadiers?

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.

Freethinkers are generally those who never think at all.

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

The inner suffering of the evil you do to others is not fully understood until you are wearing their aches.

Growing up in Hollywood meant there were a lot of film stars' kids at my school - but no conspicuous wealth. It wasn't cool to show off that you had money.

Every photograph is a battle of form versus content.

I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I'm not a big hard rock guy.

When somebody does something which everybody really wants to do, then it makes everyone else try a little bit harder and strive for something better, and it's good.

Sometimes in this world you make unpopular decisions because you think they're right.

Sweet May hath come to love us, Flowers, trees, their blossoms don; And through the blue heavens above us The very clouds move on.

Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are. If you show up in a masquerade outfit, neither is going to happen.

Lastly, waging war against good people is bad for the soul. This may not seem important to you now, but it's the most important thing I've said.

I'm a fan of horror movies that have really good stories.