Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

I'd love it if everyone knew one Foo Fighters song.

I wouldn't bet on a horse unless he came up to my house and told me to himself.

How can we live without our lives? How will we know it's us without our past?

The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things.

I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money.

I have only one doctrine, the infinitude of the private man.

I'm not a racist. And to judge me by that one word is wrong. In no way, shape or form is it ever acceptable for me to use that word, even if it's friend to friend on a voicemail.

When things fall apart, the broken pieces allow all sorts of things to enter, and one of them is the presence of God.

Tomorrow comes after the dark