Seated here in contemplations lost, my thought discovers vaster space beyond, supernal silence and unfathomed peace

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.

He who has the courage to laugh is almost as much a master of the world as he who is ready to die.

It's interesting to observe that almost all truly worthy men have simple manners, and that simple manners are almost always taken as a sign of little worth

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.

Ignorance is the greatest source of happiness.

The most solid pleasure in this life is the empty pleasure of illusion.

In all climates, under all skies, man's happiness is always somewhere else.

What do you do there, moon, in the sky? Tell me what you do, silent moon. When evening comes you rise and go contemplating wastelands; then you set.

Regarding war and peace—the seeds of each are planted in the other.

He was gargoyle. Tonight, his mate would learn exactly what that meant.

Politics have no relation to morals.

A chop is a piece of leather skillfully attached to a bone and administered to the patients at restaurants.

When Hailey was born my first thought was that I needed a drink and that hospitals should have bars in them.

The fact is, there really is no such thing as 'normal' - everybody's different, and that is the essence of their beauty

Our greatest illusion is disillusion. We imagine that we are disillusioned with life, when the truth is that we have not even begun to live.

True Christians are assured that no temptation (or trial) shall happen to them but what they shall be enabled to bear; and that the grace of Christ shall be sufficient for them.

My job is my sport so I have to make sure that I stay focussed on it. I train almost every day so it takes up a lot of my life and you don't want to bring any new distractions into your life.

No matter what your decisions are, no matter what your votes are, if youre not playing by the rules, youre taking a big risk.