Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism.

The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy.

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.

To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.

The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy.

Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out.

Stay focus on what God has assigned me to do. Keep my mind on what I am doing/

In an unforgiving world, chaos rules.

Whoever said diamonds were a girl's best friend sure hasn't read a good book.

I grew up with my mom being very, very cheap, so when it's free, I'm like, 'Oh my God, it's free - I have to take as much as I can!'

When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.

They were wearing smelly blankets, they looked like Donovan fans.

Wife: one who is sorry she did it, but would undoubtedly do it again.

Leadership is developed daily, not in a day.

Establish liberty on a rock of brass.

The future can always wait so long as the here-and-now is rapturous.