The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such discretion in the hidden things they hear, that at the end folk come to put faith in them.

Once I thought that if I just had enough in the bank, if I had enough fame, that it would be all right. But I'm a human being like everyone else. I'm not exempt.

Any survey of the free world's defense structure cannot fail to impart a feeling of regret that so much of our effort and resources must be devoted to armaments.

We cannot live for ourselves alone.

Find your passion, and it's no longer work.

I’ve always taught pitch selection, but I just want my guys to be aggressive on their pitch.

Disobedient parents are a great trouble to their children.

Mark my words: If Shaun Rogers is healthy, he'll be the NFL defensive player of the year.

If you can't recognize the man in the mirror, it is time to step back and see when you stopped being yourself.