Laws that only threaten, and are not kept, become like the log that was given to the frogs to be their king, which they feared at first, but soon scorned and trampled on.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

[T]here can be a form of vanity in grief that is indulged rather than suffered.

Deep within the human constitution lie written laws of nature that should guide man in the conduct of his life.

Do not become more useful than God.

A good education is another name for happiness.

My responsibility is to save Tibet, to protect its ancient cultural heritage.

It's tricky with monologues, and I never like to use that word. Like I told the actors, you are talking to somebody; there is no such thing as a monologue.

Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext.

Never in my short career, I've never had that experience where I wasn't sure if I was acting or if it was real.

Humoring them costs nothing and adds to happiness in a world in which happiness is always in short supply.

I don't ask myself what did I live for, said Carlene strongly. That is a man's question. I ask whom did I live for.