Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the unoriginal elements which they contain.

Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.

Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.

Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.

To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.

Necessity inspires the fatal thought.

Liars are always most disposed to swear.

First thoughts are not always the best.

A usurper always distrusts the whole world.

If ardent passions push not men on to lofty enterprise, calm wisdom never will accomplish it.

Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.

Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter.

I read books I hate all the time, and I don't mention them or talk about them.

Love's the little leaven that works the whole world glad.

I may err in judgment, but I hope not in intention.

A ton of regret never makes an ounce of difference.

If you want a lover I'll do anything you ask me to. And if you want another kind of love I'll wear a mask for you.

What quick wit is found in sudden straits!

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

A newspaper is the lowest thing there is.

When I do form an opinion, I'm very aggressive about it. But I don't form that opinion until I've done a tremendous amount of work.