It is more offensive to outshine in dignity than in personal attractions.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Alas, how terrible is wisdomwhen it brings no profit to the man that's wise!This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here.

Living in a galaxy is like living in a neighborhood where the house down the street might have burned down four thousand years ago but you wouldn't know it for another three thousand years.

I think the challenge for an actor is always to see which parts of you you can explore and go have fun with.

Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won't simplify things.

When I was a little kid, I loved imagining things. I'd go outside and put on a cape and just imagine I was somebody else.

I grew up in Beaufort, South Carolina, in a six-room farmhouse with a couple of leaning posts to keep it from fallin'. I came up in a time when men were men.

Today they're praising you sky high, place you on a pedestal and tomorrow they don't want to know you.

Mussolini once said that saints are insane people. What about those who believe in saints? Are they sane?

Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.

I never take any notice to what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.