Oh, what a void there is in things.

You follow words of the toga (language of the cultivated class). [Lat., Verba togae sequeris.]

Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases?

He who conquers, endures.

Bad advice is often most fatal to the adviser.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know it.

The belly is the giver of genius.

Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.

The belly (i.e. necessity) is the teacher of art and the liberal bestower of wit.

Nothing can be born of nothing; nothing can be resolved into nothing.

Oh, the cares of men! how much emptiness there is in human concerns!

pain reveals secretes.

Death is not the end of life but the beginning of eternal life.

I liked to sail alone. The sea was the same as a girl to me - I did not want anyone else along.

Experience is the thing of supreme value".

When you have growth and development, you have more work to do in the fire business. Thats going to be the reality in the future.

I don't know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one.

The best way to excape his ire Is, not to seem too happy.

Don't be so bitter about a bad experience from your past that you miss the opportunities in front of you.

... Nashville is such a fantastic city, with this great creative music energy. Then there's that Southern hospitality, you can't beat that.

Certainly I'm angry at the way Indians have been treated and continue to be treated. But I don't think it's a helpless emotion.