Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.

We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism.

We mourn the transitory things and fret under the yoke of the immutable ones.

To judge a man's character by only one of its manifestations is like judging the sea by a jugful of its water.

In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.

A man is most accurately judged by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or to reciprocate.

With the stones we cast at them, geniuses build new roads with them.

Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him.

It is not true that men prefer foolish women. Rather they prefer women who can simulate foolishness whenever necessary, which is the very core of intelligence.

Avarice is fear sheathed in gold.

Reason is the shepherd trying to corral life's vast flock of wild irrationalities.

At some point, loneliness becomes less a condition than a habit.

Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.

It's important to maintain an attractive smile as you age. A lighter, less beige, more white tooth color is key, but no Chiclets.

There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.

It's just not right to make an innocent child suffer because of the father's misdeeds.

Sir Francis Bacon observed that a well-written book, compared with its rivals and antagonists, is like Moses' serpent, that immediately swallowed up and devoured those of the Egyptians.

That's the problem with them fables, they're putting animals together that wouldn't meet. I don't know where a scorpion is knockin' around with a frog.

Boredom is not in the world, but in the way we see the world.

There is no architect Can build as the Muse can; She is skilful to select Materials for her plan.

Throughout whatever I do, I always just say "Director" first. I am directing the storylines and I'm creating what it is.