In reality nothing is so beautiful as the good, nothing is so monotonous and boring as evil.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

Any prophet who does not refer you to christ is not a true prophet.

Problem does not lie in being a husband

You've got ice in your veins, but you're smart enough to keep it from freezing your heart.

Empathy is a special application of the imagination. The ability to imagine what it would be like to experience what someone else is experiencing can be crucial to moral sensitivity.

Eternity of struggle is life.

Even if it’s not your ideal life, you can always choose it. No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything.

The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.

I think as time goes by you'll get female comics who are weirder - you'll get a female Mighty Boosh.

What exactly are the ingredients of Ranch dressing? Mayo and disappointment?

For thou hast given me in this beauteous face A world of earthly blessings to my soul, If sympathy of love unite our thoughts.