There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.

We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism.

We mourn the transitory things and fret under the yoke of the immutable ones.

To judge a man's character by only one of its manifestations is like judging the sea by a jugful of its water.

In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.

Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.

A man is most accurately judged by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or to reciprocate.

With the stones we cast at them, geniuses build new roads with them.

Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him.

It is not true that men prefer foolish women. Rather they prefer women who can simulate foolishness whenever necessary, which is the very core of intelligence.

Avarice is fear sheathed in gold.

You become what you think about

Jesus expects one hundred percent surrender, and when that is accomplished He rewards a thousandfold.

I see myself as improving. I think I'm a very curious person, and I like that about myself .

The same technologies enabling us to work together at a distance are creating the expectation to do better at governing ourselves.

I was left with myself and had to do the one thing I could to survive. I knew it would be difficult to write, very difficult, but I set about doing it.

You're never really cancer-free and I should have known that.

God, was I going to have another day of painful thoughts jumping me every time I relaxed? The obvious solution—to just not relax—was kind of sucking.

Among the believers who show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and are kindest to their families.

Every single comedian in Canada is now living in the United States.