The abuse of a thing is no argument against the use of it.

People's opinions of themselves are legible in their countenances.

As the language of the face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive; no laconism can reach it: 'Tis the short hand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room

Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.

Fortitude implies a firmness and strength of mind, that enables us to do and suffer as we ought. It rises upon an opposition, and, like a river, swells the higher for having its course stopped.

Passing too eagerly upon a provocation loses the guard and lays open the body; calmness and leisure and deliberation do the business much better.

Atheism is the result of ignorance and pride; of strong sense and feeble reasons; of good eating and ill-living. It is the plague of society, the corrupter of manners, and the underminer of property.

A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading.

Patient waiting is often the highest way of doing God's will.

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

Envy, like a cold prison, benumbs and stupefies; and, conscious of its own impotence, folds its arms in despair.

If not for me being stoned and clinging to a taco, it would have been terribly romantic.

Exhaust your worries and they will soon leave you.

Every human is not born with the extraordinary capacity to accept himself unconditionally, the kind of acceptance that helps him to survive when the whole world stands in opposition.~ Aarush Kashyap

I don't think most analysts understand that whether I work a 70-hour week or an 80-hour week, I take my head with me when I go home.

God is teaching you a Lesson of Victory.

I stand before you a weekend version of your reflection begging for direction, for my soul needs resurrection.

It occurred to me that no matter where I lived, geography could not save me.

The carrot and the stick are prevasive and persuasive motivators. But if you treat people like donkeys, they will perform like donkeys.

That's one of the good things about being from the political centre, you're willing to work with both side of politics.

It's more important to do big things well than to do small things perfectly.