Men seem neither to understand their riches nor their strength. Of the former they believe greater things than they should; of the latter, less.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

And Desire smiles, and forgets, for Desire is a creature of the moment.

Certainly there is life and there is death, but even in death, if we look closely enough, we will find grace.

The lies we tell other people are nothing to the lies we tell ourselves.

I worked as a waiter when I was 15 and got a chance to appreciate good, simple food. There's nothing better than a boiled egg with toast.

Look past the garbage over the trains, Under the ruins through the remains, Around the crime and pollution, And tell me where I fit in?..

You don't get nothing for nothing in this life.

I'm the smartest celebrity you've ever f***ing dealt with. I'm not Britney Spears.

I'm not a sedentary person. I've always been active.

I grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers.

If you want to understand yourself, Then do not examine yourself. Just love yourself more sincerely, More soulfully And more self-givingly.