Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.

The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.

Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.

Those who don't know must learn from those who do.

Then we shan’t regard anyone as a lover of knowledge or wisdom who is fussy about what he studies…

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance

The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more.

Something that trash for me, might be diamond for you.

He's an innocent in a lot of ways. He's a very simple person who really doesn't have the resources or the strength, ultimately, to handle the situation.

Sometimes I would like the opportunity to do character-driven comedy and that's really what I was trying to do in Meet The Parents. I think in a way this is a more old fashioned type of comedy.

I dont call myself a very good Christian, but I think I know one when I see one, and I also think I know when I dont.

A man of God never strives after untruth and therefore he can never lose hope.

A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

It requires time to bring honest Men to think & determine alike even in important Matters. Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

They say the test of [literary power] is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, "Can he name a kitten?" And by this test I am condemned, for I cannot.

For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.