Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.

Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly.

Reading is, with friendship, one of the surest contributions to the work of grieving. It helps us, more generally, to grieve for the limitations of our life, the limitations of the human condition.

Mastering my mind one thought at a time.

Man is meant for good but designed for evil.

Why kill two birds with one stone? I go for the whole nestI am not satisfied with my work unless someone’s a bloody mess

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.

Don't try to drive the homeless into places we find suitable. Help them survive in places they find suitable.

Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.

Above all, know that ego isn't personal. It isn't who you are. If you consider the ego to be your personal problem, that's just more ego.

It's a wonderful city and every American has enjoyed New Orleans in one way or the other.

I write to the beat and let life play the guitar strings