For if any man thinks that he is alone is wise--that in speech, or in mind, he hath no peer--such a soul, when laid open, is ever found empty.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.

We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.

A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?

A city which belongs to just one man is no true city

But if I am young, thou shouldest look to my merits, not to my years.

There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.

Money! Money's the curse of man, none greater.That's what wrecks cities, banishes men from homes, Tempts and deludes the most well-meaning soul, Pointing out the way to infamy and shame." - Creon

I have been a stranger here in my own land: All my life

If I were to be honest, I'm probably fifty percent bagel. Okay, fine, sixty percent.

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.

Violence recoils on the violent.

I would make a horrible politician, because I wouldn't enjoy my work.

I didn't grow up with my mother, and so losing her for real was like, some sort of latent childhood, some sort of unresolved issue. When she left for real, it was sort of like, I was done.

There is no law, divine or human, that the saloon respects.

I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.

When someone is always looking over their shoulder, they're more likely to trip.

The most that I can learn is in records that you burn.