A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend well.

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.

A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.

Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.

Was ever any wicked man free from the stings of a guilty conscience?

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.

Sincerity is to speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform and make good what we promise, and really to be what we would seem and appear to be.

Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing.

Integrity gains strength by use.

Convulsive anger storms at large; or pale And silent, settles into full revenge.

Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections will find ease in his mind.

Well I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death.

I will always love my mother for who she is and everything she does.

The Written Word is a Fairy, as mocking and elusive as Willy Wisp, speaking lying words to us in a feigned voice. So let all readers of books take warning!

Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish.

I want to be the best, and the best work. You have to earn what you get, and you have to work to keep it.

To search for unasked questions, plus questions to put to already acquired but unsought answers, it is vital to give full play to the imagination. That is the way to create truly original science.

The money in the schools overpowers the principles of the purpose.

I've never really heard anybody imitating anything of mine the way they do with Edward Van Halen's stuff.

All men can understand what representation is; and that it must necessarily include a variety of knowledge and talents.

When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.