It is a certain rule that wit and passion are entirely incompatible. When the affections are moved, there is no place for the imagination.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

One of history's most dangerous games begins with dividing the world into the good guys and the bad guys and ends with using any means necessary to take the villains out.

Blood might be thicker than water, but love was the most powerful magic of all.

A split second can ruin or boost the sequence.

To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns.

War ... a reversal of the rules where a man is permitted to kill all the humans he can.

My husband is not a jealous person in any way.

My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.

Life is but a moment, death also is but another.

We'll know for the first time If we're evil or divine We're the last in line.

It can be no dishonor to learn from others when they speak good sense.