The more men have multiplied the forms of religion, so much the more has vital godliness declined.

Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence that creatures can exhibit of their sincere and supreme love to him.

I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments.

Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Be short in all religious exercises. Better leave the people longing than loathing.

One principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among a multitude of objects and pursuits.

The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest.

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beautiful veil of modesty

In reasoning upon moral subjects, we have great occasion for candor, in order to compare circumstances, and weigh arguments with impartiality.

We wanted a labour force, but human beings came.

We are a nation of laws.

The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that interesting to me. Now that I'm directing, it's all new again.

The righteousness of men should be treated with the same respect that one would accord to a rattlesnake. Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

If I had to have a favorite chef, I'd probably say I like Guy Fieri.

Through all permutations and youthful poetry, I came to believe that the film actor was the great "literateur" of his time.

I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous.

We are all patchwork, and so shapeless and diverse in composition that each bit, each moment, plays its own game.

Peas went with carrots as infallibly as ham went with eggs. For years I thought carrots and peas grew on the same vine.

There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading may be given without first getting the author's permission. It ought to be made much more difficult to do than that.