Of all the creatures that creep, swim, or fly, Peopling the earth, the waters, and the sky, From Rome to Iceland, Paris to Japan, I really think the greatest fool is man.

A burlesque word is often a powerful sermon.

Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr., Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement.]

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.

However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.

Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.

Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.

The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.

Wealth is not his that has it but his who enjoys it.

But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media.

People’s feelings are easily swayed. The things reflected in people’s eyes are full of deception. Nothing is as it appears.

Either one fails in one's art or in one's life.

To win ones joy through struggle is better than to yield to melancholy.

I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society.

No human testimony can have such force as to prove a miracle, and make it a just foundation for any such system of religion

A politician knows that his friends are not always his allies, and that his adversaries are not always his enemies.

Any priest or shaman must be presumed guilty until proved innocent.

Nothing beats novel writing because it's complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control.