The best work and of greatest merit for the public has proceeded from the unmarried or childless men.

Reading maketh a full man.

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.

This world's a bubble.

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

All the crimes on earth do not destroy so many of the human race nor alienate so much property as drunkenness.

A man finds himself seven years older the day after his marriage.

For all knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself.

Old wood best to burn old wine to drink old friends to trust and old authors to read.

A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul a sick body is a prison.

Reading makes a full man conference a ready man and writing an exact man.

Depression can seem absurdly self aggrandizing to those who do not experience it, But that does not make it any less painful to those who do.

Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg before it is broken.

It's not our disadvantages or shortcomings that are ridiculous but rather the studious way we try to hide them and our desire to act as if they did not exist.

Sleeping is like meditation: it's good to rest the body but also to shut the mind down for a bit.

Now I know the full power of evil. It makes ugliness seem beautiful and goodness seem ugly and weak.

Watergate is not the sort of issue that changes the vote. I don't know anyone who has changed their vote because of it.

Women are needed in the military because there aren't enough soldiers, and we're seeing more women serve.

For humans as well as for ships, dark stormy nights are better teachers than tranquil sunny days.

Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks.