Many get the repute of being witty but thereby lose the credit of being sensible. Jest has its little hour, seriousness should have all the rest.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Be focused in what you do and what you say. There is much noise in the world to detrack you.

Beauty lies between the erotic and the tragic.

I've dreamt of us falling in love and being together in a million different ways, yet I still wake up in the one way without you.

In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.

I really am a happy, amusing fellow at heart. Trouble is I seem the only one left.

Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation.

Countries are like fruit-the worms are always inside.

We need to go back to the way it was 30 years ago, when everybody had Grandma and Grandpa, and we were willing to pass moral judgments about right and wrong.

I saw my future. I pictured it, but didn't quite know how to get there. But I knew that I should never give up.

Today a record producer is even more involved and is often the production's sole musician, one person playing all the instruments one-by-one.