Genius, like a torch, shines less in the broad daylight of the present than in the night of the past.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

An angry woman is vindictive beyond measure, and hesitates at nothing in her bitterness.

Every generous illusion of youth leaves a wrinkle as it departs. Experience is the successive disenchanting of the things of life; it is reason enriched with the heart's spoils.

Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.

Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach.

It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them.

Do you know a young and beautiful woman who is not ready to flirt-just a little?

Loud indignation against vice often stands for virtue in the eyes of bigots.

Many fortunes, like rivers, have a pure source, but grow muddy as they grow large.

The happiness of the tender heart is increased by what it can take away from the wretchedness of others.

If we want to live consciously, if we want to enjoy our life and not spend it simply completing the task of surviving, each of us must find answers to the questions concerning our destiny

Logic, like science, must be the servant and not the master of man.

Fatalism is a lazy man's way of accepting the inevitable.

You gotta laugh because if you didn't you'd cry

How could one be in this world without feeling dismayed by it? Even if one paints flowers and gingerbread.

to be black is to be very-hot.

The commandments are a gift, not a curse. Sin is less about breaking the rules and more about breaking the Father's heart.

I was in handcuffs. I was under arrest. I remember there was this old lady looking at me, and I could tell she felt real sorry for me, and she did'nt know but all I wanted to do was take her purse.

I just want to play for the people, give my new sound to them, and encourage them and be encouraged by people.

Organizations grow when they persuade a tiny cadre to be passionate, not when they touch millions with a mediocre message