Avarice, or the desire of gain, is a universal passion which operates at all times, at all places, and upon all persons.

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

Consider what really makes up your self-worth—like your caring heart or your ability to stand tall in the face of adversity

It's not really a shorter skirt, I just have longer legs

You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.

Life is a theatre of alarms and contentions.

Because of the gospel, God is doing a new work, and he invites us to participate in this innovative work that affects the entirety of our world.

I would not have traded the delights of my suffering for anything in the world.

As soon as you choose to fight with violence you're choosing to fight against your opponents best weapons and you have to be smarter than that.

Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.

Her smile put the sunflower to shame.

I think I have a natural, if I can say that, got a kind of natural ability in comedy.