Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

Livvy noted there seemed some communal feeling between the married: any wife could be faintly rude to anyone else's husband.

If there is no meaning in it, " said the King, "that saves a world of trouble, you know, as we needn't try to find any. And yet I don't know.

If the afterlife really is a big war, ” Kaladin said, “then I hope I end up in Damnation. At least there I might be able to get a wink or two of sleep.

Hell is the bloodcurdling mansion of time, in whose profoundest circle Satan himself waits, winding a gargantuan watch in his hand.

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.

It is not enough to profess faith in the democratic process; we must do something about it.

I'm surviving. I'm a survivor.

It's like a crapshoot in Las Vegas, except in Las Vegas the odds are with the house. As for the market, the odds are with you, because on average over the long run, the market has paid off.

Better be courted and jilted Than never be courted at all.

If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.