He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for the conclusions to be drawn from them, or the advantage to which they can be put, is a philosopher.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.

The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

Love has no thought of self! Love buys not with the ruthless usurer's gold The loathsome prostitution of a hand Without a heart! Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves!

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.

Life is too short to complicate it.

Thus the regime has deprived Iranian women not just of their present rights, but also of their history and their past.

I needed to find my own worth and shake the image after having done 'Showgirls' at age 21.

To be turned from one's course by men's opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit to hold an office.

Many said selfishness was the flaw of our modern age; but then self-conceit emerged from a corner of the deepest hell to join selfishness.

It's so horrible to realize you're just the same as everyone else, isn't it?

Loyalty in time of need is possibly one of the noblest of victories a courtier can win over himself.

People think actors have such glamorous lives, but the truth is actors go where nobody wants to go.

I believe that present day civilized man suffers from insufficient discharge of his aggressive drive

Before researchers become researches they should become philosophers.