Light is the symbol of truth.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare.

Guilt is not all bad. Without it there is nothing to drive a person toward self-examination and toward God for forgiveness.

Growth occurs unabated free of obstacles.

I'm pretty sure those're my balls you've found, ” I said to the man searching my pants. “You gonna count 'em out now? Because I'll save you the trouble. There's two.

Because it is on the anvil of pain that the gods forge heroes.

One would think that man would run out of wars.

A simple life is its own reward.

I try to get to know the actors as much as I can. I feel like I'm friends with them for starters and for a week or two, we rehearse when they're getting the costumes together.

I am weary of your quarrels, Weary of your wars and bloodshed, Weary of your prayers for vengeance, Of your wranglings and dissensions

It is always possible to argue against an interpretation, to confront interpretations, to arbitrate between them and to seek for an agreement, even if this agreement remains beyond our reach.

It saves a lot of trouble if, instead of having to earn money and save it, you can just go and borrow it.