The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

Grief is itself a medicine.

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

The inner spaces that a good story lets us enter are the old apartments of religion.

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.

I could have easily been too afraid to say 'yes' to Chicago, because it requires so much I haven't done before. If I am a flop at singing and dancing, maybe my love for it will carry me through.

The reality is I'm not a 'get knocked down and come back harder' kind of guy.

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.

Throughout this life, you can never be certain of living long enough to take another breath.

With data collection, 'the sooner the better' is always the best answer.

The UN to some extent diffuses U.S. power. Therefore it's less direct an agency of the United States than the U.S. Army is. But still, it can't escape the distribution of power in the world.

February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again.

You can take off your hats now, gentlemen, and I think perhaps you'd better.