Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

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.

Respect is love in action

Wickedness is a wrong action.

First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they only care about the swing districts. Then they complain about voter apathy.

There is a difference between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn't. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes.

There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.

I love writing stories about regular people dealing with life's biggest questions.

Everything is always a little surreal.

Actually men are closer to having the ability to act egoistic when it comes to a crisis situation.

Culture is like the current of the ocean. Where has it taken your marriage?

We publish only to satisfy out craving for fame; there's no other motive except the even baser one of making money.