Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.

I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.

A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.

You know, you remind me of my younger brother. I miss that kid, so much that I sometimes regret killing him.

Ill-fitted T-shirts stretched over a gut are my pet hate. And if the colour's faded - ugh.

We all know many people who have been through this reality, and how it changes them. This happens to be an area I know something about. It's a virus.

Once again we're talking to Brian Kenny, a man of many traits, a master of nothing.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.

Say "yes" to life! "Yes" to wonder, to joy, to despair. "Yes" to pain, "yes" to what you don't understand. Try "yes." Try "always." Try "possible." Try "hopeful." Try "I will." And try "I can."

The Irish are the damnedest race. They put so much emphasis on so many wrong things.

I'm a terrible trumpet player...

I was born with this bow tie made of celluloid on my collar.