God alone is the author of all the motions in the world.

We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

De omnibus dubitandum

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.

How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?

Don't allow the faults you've made in the past define the person you are today.

The best philosophy is to do one's duties to take the world as it comes submit respectfully to one's lot and bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it whatever it is.

No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring.

I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place.

I believe that unless it's a scene where I'm alone, then of course I could do what I want but I think good acting is about what happens between people, not on your face and my face.

It is better to be a lender than a spender.

I enjoy every minute, because there are going to be a lot of moments in your future that you're going to wish you held onto longer.

You have to be a poet to know how to write a song with lyrics.

Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.

Some people stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.