One common calamity makes men extremely affect each other, though they differ in every other particular

Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.

People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.

Among all the diseases of the mind there is not one more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery.

Vanity makes people ridiculous, pride odious, and ambition terrible.

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy

A lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.

A fool is in himself the object of pity, until he is flattered.

Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratifications.

50% of all facts are false and the other half are just made up

We are far from perfect but willing to be different.

Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition

Inside I'll always be an outsider

A game you play with your own worst enemy-yourself.

We have a big opportunity in China. We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America.

If my films do well or not, I am glad that the audiences appreciate my performance.

Few realize that the world of modern mathematics is rich with vivid images and provocative ideas.

He raised his brows. "You're drunk." "Am not!" He gave me a bland look. "A drunk's famous last words before they fall flat on their face.

Positive minds produce positive lives. Negative minds produce negative lives. Positive thoughts are always full of faith and hope. Negative thoughts are always full of fear and doubt.