There is a cunning which we in England call "the turning of the cat" in the pan; which is, when that which a man says to another, he says it as if another had said it to him.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

It's a scary world we live in when a person of color endorses a racist for president.

Young things like you don't need any ornaments but those you wear to-night: youth, health, intelligence, and modesty.

Verily, I swear, 'tis better to be lowly born, and range with humble livers in content, than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, and wear a golden sorrow.

God gave them [the discoveries] to me; how can I sell them to someone else?

We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?

No one should be adored, it's fundamentally immoral.

I like the fact that Hogan's shoes all have this sporty sole that is great even for an older man with a bad back like me.

The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking.

I've had women come up to me and say I was the reason they went to law school.

When I'm single, I'm one guy, and when I'm in a relationship I'm totally another. They're both a good time.