Iambics march from short to long;-- With a leap and a bound the swift Anapaests throng

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

When people's faith in the collective intelligence increases, falls to the same extent their own individual sense of responsibility.

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

Obviously anything that accessorizes or enhances the iPhone is always pretty cool.

She should have know that villains often come with pretty faces.

Personally, I consider 'Titanic' the most brilliant example of successful counterprogramming; the film actually countered itself by embedding an epic chick flick within a classic disaster movie.

I would love it if 'Community' could have a trajectory like '30 Rock' and choose when to go out.

My life can be insanely complicated sometimes, and there's a certain simplicity that I crave.

Until the day I die, I never want to be separated from my dogi; I never want to cease my training efforts in the dojo.

I think it all comes down to relationships - how I treat my wife, how I treat my kids, how I treat the guys at the grocery store, all aspects of every day, what I'm involved in.

A true friend will tell you the truth to your face - not behind your back.