More sinners are cursed at not because we despise their sins but because we envy their success at sinning.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

To sum up the whole, we should say that the aim of the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god.

It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not value its counterfeit.

Finesse is the best adaptation of means to circumstances.

People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws.

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.

Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear.

Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.

Too much mystery is merely an annoyance. Too much adventure is exhausting. And a little terror goes a long way.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

Americans have always been excellent at making romantic comedies - but dramatically, we don't really try to do it.

A one woman cabaret of emotional impressionism

What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.

There are worlds beyond anything you can imagine; there are joys beyond anything you have experienced. There are ecstasies that are undreamed of, I assure you.

Why is it suddenly uncool to spell? That's all I want to know.

I did not get an opportunity to die for the country, but I have got an opportunity to live for the country.

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.

I don't think anyone ever feels acknowledged enough.