Gravity is of the very essence of imposture; it does not only mistake other things, but is apt perpetually almost to mistake itself.

True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free.

To love the public, to study universal good, and to promote the interest of the whole world, as far as lies within our power, is the height of goodness, and makes that temper which we call divine.

It is the hardest thing in the world to be a good thinker without being a good self examiner.

The greatest of fools is he who imposes on himself, and in his greatest concern thinks certainly he knows that which he has least studied, and of which he is most profoundly ignorant.

Men of sense are really all of one religion. But men of sense never tell what it is.

Nothing is more ridiculous than ridicule.

I would be virtuous for my own sake, though nobody were to know it; as I would be clean for my own sake, though nobody were to see me.

Remember that there is nothing in God but what is godlike; and that He is either not at all, or truly and perfectly good.

It is the saying of an ancient sage that humor was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor.

The face of Truth is not less fair and beautiful for all the counterfeit visors which have been put upon her.

The key to handling conflict is to make sure people understand it's okay to have an opposing view.

Sometimes respect is as hard a currency as money is

I hear a small voicein the back of my mindand it is chanting a prayer:‘Please don’t fall in love again, please don’t fall in love again.’Maybe this time I will listen.Maybe this I will learn.

An infinity with God has always been a circle, not a straight line past all your mistakes.

My blood is a miracle that, from my veins, crosses the air in my heart into yours.

I had this wonderful, supportive mother who didn't get mad because of all the earth mucking up my bed. She just said they'd die - they needed the earth.

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

If you're going to have a book full of clever people and nobody ever jokes, it's just not going to ring true to the reader. That said, humor writing is the hardest kind of writing there is.

Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure.

The present syllabus in our high schools corresponds almost exactly to what was known in 1640.