The greatest wisdom often consist in ignorance.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

I am focusing on positive thoughts – thoughts of hope, thoughts of love, thoughts of faith …

Technically, of course, he was right. Socially, he was annoying us.

any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure.

Yes, polygamy is one of the relics of Adam, of Enoch, of Noah, of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, of Moses, David, Solomon, the Prophets, of Jesus, and his apostles.

Keep believing in brighter days, finding ways for your dreams and wishes to come true. Giving you hope that is as certain as the sun, giving you strength of serenity as your guide.

It is hard to tell truth, and hard not to.

In Rome, I loved seeing the Caravaggios. There are churches in Rome that have Caravaggios, and there's one, not far from Piazza Navona, that has the best, I think: St. Matthew with the money.

The hell with "love" anyway, and with every other phony, time-wasting, half-assed emotion in the world.

I think that one of the qualifications of artists should be a vow of celibacy. They should be confined to ruining only their own lives.

God is in me or else is not at all.