Strange that cowards cannot see that their greatest safety lies in dauntless courage.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Sensibility is the power of woman.

Flowers are the smiles of earth inviting you to enjoy the beauty of love.

As we benefit from the inventions of others, we should be glad to share our own ... freely and gladly.

The moderation of fortunate people comes from the calm which good fortune gives to their tempers.

He who saves you from war is better than he who sends you to war.

I like a lot of talk in a book and I don't like to have nobody tell me what the guy that's talking looks like. I want to figure out what he looks like from the way he talks.

I know change can be painful. But from change comes growth.

I think all record companies should be run by a musician. Just as you wouldn't trust your health to an electrician.

I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns.

Is there any evidence to the contrary? I don't need certainty in order to act on a well-founded suspicion.

I mostly gave away what I had from the James Bond movie.