Men, I still think, ought to be weighed not counted.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.

Don’t just see the vision of what you want. Be the vision of what you want!

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.

Do we realize that industry, which has been our good servant, might make a poor master?

A loud voice cannot compete with a clear voice, even if it's a whisper.

Stay here, baby" he whispers, like he can read my thoughts. "Trust me, okay? Don't run

I spent my entire childhood feeling like a freak because I liked to read. It's just like, "Eh, no one else likes to read but me; I must be crazy!"

Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, 'Love your enemies.' It is this: that love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals.

A lot of being an actor is being something that people imagine you to be.

For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.