Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of falsehood than the approbation of the multitude.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

It had been a wake-up call and now all she wanted was to keep her dad in sight and make sure he didn't eat too many Mars Bars or drink too much beer.

A person must be in tune with the light and dark forces of their nature and remain in harmony with the bands of their own multivariate being.

To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods.

You can't do comedy with a beard.

Insanity is arguing with reality.

I hope to always be myself, except more mature and knowing more.

The printed page seems to have come to something of a dead end for all of us.

The scarcity of years does not necessitate lack of wisdom.

I was so busy fighting and so busy trying to keep everything above water that I didn't realize I was spiraling downward with nowhere to go.

My life is not easy, but it's awesome.