Remorse is the pain of sin.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

I'm in a New York state of mind

Bonds are guaranteed certificates of confiscation

Let's fix what's broken about Obamacare, but let's not throw it away and give it all back to the insurance companies and the drug companies.

Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.

One thing I agree with Donald Trump on is, there's something going on in the Muslim world.

Happiness and work rose up together with the sun, radiant like it.

When there are no words, let your eyes do the talking.

Death cannot explain itself. The earnestness consists precisely in this, that the observer must explain it to himself.

Desires that are just are termed Truth. Without desires, Truth cannot be understood.