A little philosophy makes a man an Atheist: a great deal converts him to religion

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

There are really places in your heart that you don't know exist until you love a child.

This is Long Island, land of the rushed, home of the stressed.

A charitable man is like an apple tree-he gives his fruit and is silent; the philanthropist is like the successful hen.

You can't climb a tile wall.

Between killing and dying there's a third way: live

Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.

I don't particularly like babies. I don't mind them for about four minutes. That's my max. After that I can't quite see what everyone's fussing about.

Most women complain that there are no single, straight men left. I’d just like to meet one who’s human.

In love the other is important; in lust you are important

I'm 36 years old, I love my family, I love baseball, and I'm about to become a farmer. But until I heard the voice, I'd never done a crazy thing in my whole life.