Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness.

Time is money.

There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.

Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength.

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another.

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

When the head tries to rule the heart, emotion poisons it.

Afterall a concerned sincere heart & clear conscience is what matters & nothing else...

I admire those believers who speak of such things with the same aplomb as if the'd just split a beer with God in the cabin next door.

Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you and he does.

There's an undeniable healing power in telling the truth to someone who validates you by simply listening . . . honor washes away the stench of shame.

I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods.

If you play it safe, middle of the road with all the right notes, you might win. If you are unique and have too much personality, you might easily score a '0' in competition.

Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.

There's nothing more vulnerable than just standing in front of a thousand people, or ten thousand people, and doing your best to entertain them, touch them in some way.

Never undervalue the enemies, especially if they are stupid.