He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couldn't love as much in eighty years as I could in a day.

She burned too bright for this world.

Honest people don't hide their deeds.

Thoughts are tyrants that return again and again to torment us.

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

You know that I could as soon forget you as my existence!

He’s more myself than I am

He might as well plant an oak in a flowerpot, and expect it to thrive, as imagine he can restore her to vigour in the soil of his shallow cares!

But you might as well bid a man struggling in the water, rest within arm's length of the shore! I must reach it first, and then I'll rest.

He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to loved or hated again.

If something you desire is not happening, you are not emotionally or mentally ready for it yet. Make your mental adjustment in the now, and the reality will follow.

Practice daily, because the quality of your practice determines the Caliber of your performance.

Greed harms you: generosity helps you. This is why is has been said: 'Greed is the mother of incapacity'.

The momentum of time is always going forward. You cannot repeat what has been done before. You can't go back.

Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales?

Too much success gets you resting on your laurels and creates a kind of quicksand that you can't get out of.

My private life has nothing to do with my films.

Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly.