Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

The judge is nothing but the law speaking.

Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

A benefactor is a representative of God.

The thrill of falling in love is often the thrill of being loved

Rich gets richer with the expenses of the poorest

It is my conviction that movie stars are not entitled to any rights of privacy.

Women are still second-class citizens.

Unless you're Mary Lou Retton, in the right place at the right time with the right personality, you're not going to be on a Wheaties box and have all these endorsements.

What doesn’t kill me can only make me stronger

When life sucks, read. They can't yell at you for that. And if they do, then you can ignore them.

I learned a lesson that I keep learning over and over, and that is that the most fun is to watch our main characters interact with each other. The most fun comes from their tight interaction.

But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.

It seems to me that it is psyche in a way that has become occluded by the perverse development of language.