The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

The judge is nothing but the law speaking.

Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

A benefactor is a representative of God.

Stay wild.

Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.

Keep away from physicians. It is all probing and guessing and pretending with them. They leave it to Nature to cure in her own time, but they take the credit. As well as very fat fees.

We need to do stuff we've always done, even though you might not like it.

[Eva Braun] would much rather have been at [Adolf ] Hitler's side. All those excursions were to fill up her time while waiting for him to return.

Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.

I'm not into fame. I'm not into making money, outside of financing my books. I'm not into status. My thing is basically about time - not wasting it.

Few gynecologists recommend to their heterosexual patients the most foolpoof of solutions, namely, misterectomy.

All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace.

If Radiohead were a fruit we would be apples, because apples are festive