Gentelmen heve ever been more temperate in their religion than common people, as having more reason.

Old friends are best.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

A gallant man is above ill words.

When things don't go the way you want them to, sometimes instead of feeling disappointment or heartache, you just become numb.

A lost coin is found by means of a candle; the deepest truth is found by means of a simple story.

Sometimes, as I feel a door or an exit point in my work is closing, I'll try to create an opening so as not to stifle the creative process, which I see as a process that's never-ending.

Love, first begotten of all created things.

My heart is broke, but I have some glue, help me inhale and mend it with you.

More and more I’ve become convinced that the great treasure to possess is the unknown.

In fact, the whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.... The Japanese people are ... simply a mode of style, an exquisite fancy of art.

The Americans are certainly hero-worshipers, and always take their heroes from the criminal classes.

People who eat potatoes will never be able to perform their abilities in whatever job they choose to have.

The man who doesn’t make up his mind to cultivate the habit of thinking misses the greatest pleasure in life.