Remember that there is nothing in God but what is godlike; and that He is either not at all, or truly and perfectly good.

True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free.

To love the public, to study universal good, and to promote the interest of the whole world, as far as lies within our power, is the height of goodness, and makes that temper which we call divine.

It is the hardest thing in the world to be a good thinker without being a good self examiner.

The greatest of fools is he who imposes on himself, and in his greatest concern thinks certainly he knows that which he has least studied, and of which he is most profoundly ignorant.

Men of sense are really all of one religion. But men of sense never tell what it is.

Nothing is more ridiculous than ridicule.

I would be virtuous for my own sake, though nobody were to know it; as I would be clean for my own sake, though nobody were to see me.

Gravity is of the very essence of imposture; it does not only mistake other things, but is apt perpetually almost to mistake itself.

It is the saying of an ancient sage that humor was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor.

The face of Truth is not less fair and beautiful for all the counterfeit visors which have been put upon her.

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.

One is not born wise

[The writer] can easily foresee his fate ... in an age when an author who wants to have readers must take care to write in such a way that the book can easily be perused during an afternoon nap ....

Clear moments are so short. There is much more darkness. More ocean than terra firma. More shadow than form.

Your job is to control yourself. Your job is to discipline yourself. Your job is to deal with everything in life with affection, love and kindness.

I don't think he cheated on me. During the marriage, I think he was there.

The only real purpose of a goal is to inspire you to fall more deeply in love with life.

I actually live a very mediocre lifestyle. So I decided to step back and do things not just for the sake of doing them, but because I believe in them and I want to do them.

All of us have moments in our lives when we have to choose between what we know is right and what we feel obligated to do.

Shut up. Just shut up. You had me at 'hello'.