Mark what a generosity and courage (a dog) will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

Sometimes what seems so right turns out wrong and what seems so wrong turns out right. What do I call this phenomenon? Life.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

I've never bought a boxed set DVD or anything like that.

I'm glad I don't have to face that guy (Don Mattingly) every day. He has that look that few hitters have. I don't know if it's his stance, his eyes or what, but you can tell he means business.

Convention was our safeguard: could one have stronger?

Live. Let nothing be lost upon you. Be afraid of nothing.

I think we have the potential to connect the world in a way that can save hundred of millions of lives. That should be our goal.

A single economy makes the constant adjustments necessary to facilitate trade impossible.