Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

Blessed is he who believes in the illusion because thus he can find his great truth!

Can you imagine a world without books to read?

Mankind has a divine duty, to be stewardship of the natural resources.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

As a comic, you try something and if it works you go with it and grind it to death.

Right before I jumped out of a plane, I knew what Superman felt like.

Do not think that your Learning and Genius, your Wit or Sprightliness, are welcome everywhere. I was once told that my Company was disagreeable because I appeared so uncommonly happy.

I prefer the emotion that corrects the rule.

One should have the courage of one's loneliness.

Carry the burden smilingly and cheerfully, because patience is the key to victory.