Wit, to be well defined, must be defined by wit itself; then it will be worth listening to.

There are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect

In fame's temple there is always a niche to be found for rich dunces, importunate scoundrels, or successful butchers of the human race.

Who conquers indolence conquers all other hereditary sins.

Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises from impertinence, vulgarity, or envy.

The quarter of an hour before dinner is the worst that suitors can choose.

The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie.

Idlers cannot even find time to be idle, or the industrious to be at leisure. We must always be doing or suffering

A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.

Suicides pay the world a bad compliment. Indeed, it may so happen that the world has been beforehand with them in incivility. Granted. Even then the retaliation is at their own expense.

Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.

to spoil in the borrowed time of denial is a liar to its self. and yourself, to banish the seeds of time is fruitful to be honest to one’s self.

We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks.

Just about everything in this world is easier said than done, with the exception of 'systematically assisting Sisyphus's stealthy, syst-susceptible sister,' which is easier done than said.

The Israel legendary foreign minister, Abba Eban, used to say that the Palestinians had never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

No man can fully understand the meaning of love unless he’s owned by a dog.

The problem in this world is not civil disobedience...th e problem in this world is civil obedience.

I think the solution to making this world better is if we would just be healthy, mentally.

One drop of eternity is of greater weight than a vast ocean of finite things.

My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.

Ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things, and that's what it's all about. They must count.