Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

Nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety or by the handle of faith.

Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.

There is nothing more dignified than a corpse.

Unlike the expressionists, I have never been interested in renewing the world through the vehicle of art.

There comes a time in every man's life when he's consumed by the desire to spit on his palms, hoist the black flag and start cutting throats.

Just because you're funny doesn't mean you get to be cruel.

Solutions will not be found while Indigenous people are treated as victims for whom someone else must find solutions.

Lastly (and this is, perhaps, the golden rule), no woman should marry a man who does not smoke.

Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's in the sea, and it's homesick, and bound to make its way home someday.