Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.

Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly.

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

Fanatics can justify practically any atrocity to themselves. The more untenable their position becomes, the harder they hold to it, and the worse the things they are willing to do to support it.

A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you.

All writers read, Ms Rainn. With dwindling amounts of books circulating imagination, the less writers of all mediums will be able to exercise their own imaginations.

If you want a midget to look like a baby, don’t put a cigar in his mouth.

I think all countries need to aim to cut the CO2 emissions per person, taking account of externalities like imports and exports.

I thought if I could be a model, or even do commercials and stuff like that for the rest of my life, I’d be happy.

Once I was chased by the king of all scorpions. I have the most notorious animal stories.

My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.

Everyone wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to find them before they're hot.

When I see friends of mine break up and they're like, "Oh, we still really love each other, but we just couldn't make it work," I don't get that. I don't understand what that means. Make it work.