There is no greater stupidity or meanness than to take uniformity for an ideal.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

I began to enjoy myself: being apoplectic's quite invigorating.

I want him now and always, and I want our always to start right now.

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time.

The more you complain the longer God lets you live

I don’t think the objective of an abortion clinic is to try to talk women out of having the procedure. That obviously would not be positive for their bottom line.

With inquiry, every painful story unravels. Freedom is possible in every moment.

The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that's present.

I don't think there's any reason on Earth why people should have access to automatic and semiautomatic weapons unless they're in the military or in the police.

Embarrassingly for Obama, it appeared that his administration had jumped the gun on banning the bullets.

Jealousy is cruel as a tomb, its embers are embers of fire.