The wise only possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

If money could buy happiness, the rich would not drown their sorrows in expensive wine.

Working on women and working on different ages and different shapes of bodies… I love women. I love to spend more time with them.

When we press the thorn to our chest we know, we understand, and still we do it.

We don't have a monopoly. Anyone who wants to dig a well without a Hughes bit can always use a pick and shovel.

I realize how quickly lies compound. They cover like a coat of paint, one on top of the other, until you cannot remember what color you started with.

You never know how people are going to respond.

During any dance to which we surrender with joy, the brain loses it's controlling power, and the heart takes up the reins of the body.

I was a scam artist in high school for a while.

We insist, it seems, on living.

How long does it take for a broken spirit to kill a body that has food, water and shelter?