It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.

He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

No just person ever became quickly rich.

He who labors diligently need never despair.

There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.

If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men's troubles and that will comfort you.

The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.

The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Nothing is more useful than silence.

When you look away from a homeless person, you diminish their humanity and your own.

You can only move if you are actually in the moment. You have to be where you are to get where you need to go.

What will be left of the power of example if it is proved that capital punishment has another power, and a very real one, which degrades men to the point of shame, madness, and murder?

The very fine line between loneliness and solitude, reflection; being alone, always appealed to me when I was a kid.

It is when you are angry that you must watch how you talk.

There's always some kind of hidden logic.

Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.

I'm one of those people that I make a song... then I write another song and then I'm like, 'But this song is so much better than this song,' and then I kind of ditch that song. It's a long process.

Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect.

A friend of mine drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong currant pulled him in.