One learns to itch where one can scratch.

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.

Do not adjust your sandals while passing through a melon-field, nor yet arrange your hat beneath an orange-tree.

Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.

The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place.

One may ride upon a tiger's back but it is fatal to dismount.

He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in Reality be digging a pit.

When struck by a thunderbolt it is unnecessary to consult the Book of Dates as to the precise meaning of the omen.

Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.

The wise duck keeps his mouth shut when he smells frogs.

He who has failed three times sets up as an instructor.

Dissatisfaction with status quo is the psychology behind creative disruptions.

Tis sweet to hear the watchdog's honest bark Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we draw near home.

It's what you do that makes your soul.

It is my belief that tax credits only go to people who are making money, and they generally keep it.

As I found out making this last movie ["Method"], if you ever do things in an unusual, different way, you got to fight because there's no way people will let you.

Suffering is optional. You’re gonna have some pain but it doesn’t have to make you suffer.

Do you have it on your person?" my father asked. "Jesus" I replied. "My person has it in her purse.

Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart.

Normally I'm not like a big TV person. I never use my DVR.

Windows are the eyes of the soulless