If silence is good for the wise, how much better is it for the foolish!

For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

To go through life without love is to travel through the world in a carriage with closed windows.

Few can tell what they know without also showing what they do not know.

As the sea is beautiful not only in calm but also in storm, so is happiness found not only in peace but also in strife.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue.

Men are willing to admit that they are sinners, but not that they are sinning.

The furnace which melts gold, also hardens clay. Before blaming thy fate, therefore, find whether thou art gold or clay.

Love is not like the echo, which returneth only what is given; but, rather, like the pump, which returneth by the pail what it received by the pint.

A half-truth does more mischief than a whole lie.

Is imagination dependent upon experience, or is experience influenced by imagination?

The true measure of success isn't winning, it's whether you won & could actually deliver.

Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.

I think we need to care about the metrics of success in life, and I'm a pretty competitive person.

Some actors play themselves, don't they?

You know, religion itself, Eastern and Western, is divisive and quarrelsome anyway.

The worst financial transaction you will ever make is selling yourself short.

Please think of me like an endangered species and just observe me quietly from far away. If you try to talk to me or touch me casually, I may get intimidated and bite you. So please be careful.

I came out of the womb born to sing and dance. I have to follow my heart.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, “Yes!”