The mob is a sort of bear; while your ring is through its nose, it will even dance under your cudgel; but should the ring slip, and you lose your hold, the brute will turn and rend you.

The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.

Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.

Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate.

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.

Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem

Self-love leads men of narrow minds to measure all mankind by their own capacity.

That grief is the most durable which flows inward, and buries its streams with its fountain, in the depths of the heart.

It is not designed that the road should be made too smooth for us here upon earth.

There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.

Magnanimity is above circumstance; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle.

L'aube exalteé ainsi qu'un peuple de colombes, et j'ai vu quelquefois ce que l'homme a cru voir!(And dawn, exalted like a host of doves - and then I've seen what men believe they've seen!)

As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness.

Consider the odd morphology of regret.

Christianity tells a big story. It allows us to see our own story in a new way.

I'd sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

Hendrix was big in England. We all became good friends and I am still in touch with Noel Redding.

I've worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best people are driven from a place of being extremely challenging and dark within their way

Pray about everything and worry about nothing. You will enjoy life much more.

Visit the graveyards sometimes and read the headstone epitaphs! There is much to learn from the dark face of the life!