The identity that we ascribe to things is only a fictitious one, established by the mind, not a peculiar nature belonging to what we’re talking about.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

Don't be so defensive and afraid to be proven wrong that you miss the opportunity to learn from your mistakes.

There is no other formula for a happy life than frequently focusing one's energy and time on the brighter side of life.

Charles went to kiss her shoulder.-Leave me alone! she said, you're creasing my dress.

He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Let go of everything. That is how you get everything.

I've been on Prozac for 12 years and I'm off it now. I know what it feels like to be excited and sad again. I haven't felt like this in 12 years I'm like a giddy little kid.

Bigger doesn't mean better unless you really understand what bigger is.

"It doesn't matter how long it takes." She thought of him, of them, the lifetime already shared. "It's how long it lasts."

I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.

All love's pleasure shall not match its woe.