The married state, with and without the affection suitable to it, is the completest image of heaven and hell we are capable of receiving in this life.

Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.

People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.

Among all the diseases of the mind there is not one more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery.

Vanity makes people ridiculous, pride odious, and ambition terrible.

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy

A lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.

A fool is in himself the object of pity, until he is flattered.

Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratifications.

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.

Consciousness blooms with the expansion of the heart.

A ruler who is loved is greater than a ruler who is feared.

I actually love modeling clothing and showing women that clothing and style can help your confidence shine.

It would be crazy for me to come out now talking about selling drugs and doing all this stuff I never did for the sake of A&R or records or trying to keep the street buzz or whatever.

If you hug someone goodbye and their response is what the hell are you doing? - you may want to examine you're definition of close friend.

Failure of your company is not failure in life. Failure in your relationships is.

Both princes and princesses belong in palaces of power, but the doors won't always open unless you fight for your rights.

Spirit, Patience, Gentleness, All that can adorn and bless Art thou let deeds, not words, express Thine exceeding loveliness.

I don't have many people showing up at my door. Very few people come out. When they do, I get a little suspicious. I live way up on a hill, way, way back in the country.