The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots up into the rankest weeds.

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

No matter what kind of sin you have committed, there is always forgiveness. You must repent and seek forgiveness. You can walk in the new life and light.

Our first responders risk their lives to help others. The least we can do is make sure they have the resources they need to do their jobs.

Maybe some people just had trouble with forever.

The circus is the only fun you can buy that is good for you.

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain, in after-dinner conversations over the wine.

Something of eternal significance transpired there. Not only was the calendar of the world changed, but heaven itself and eternity were affected.

Life is a state of mind.

A liar is always lavish of oaths. [Fr., Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.]

I also have a film coming up called Breaking Up, and my part in that was not written for a Latina, and my character is not particularly pretty or sexy or exotic.

Nothing but stillness can remain when hearts are full Of their own sweetness, bodies of their loveliness.