Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.

Why?"He stopped pacing and looked at her as if she'd just asked him to count every leaf on every tree in the Old Place. "Because... you're you.

The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being.

That just sounds so funny, A-list. Really, I'm a mom, and that's how I'm going to be all my life.

You can't always come up with the optimal solution, but you can usually come up with a better solution.

I started conducting lessons and I realized that this is actually something I like doing.

Of all the black crimes that humanity is committing against the great Creation, vivisection is the blackest.

I know how to give the meaning of a word but not how to give the intention of a word.

A man's religion consists, not of the many things he is in doubt of and tries to believe, but of the few he is assured of and has no need of effort for believing.