To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a very hard task.

Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.

Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand

Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.

'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.

Thou art a retailer of phrases, and dost deal in remnants of remnants.

Nothing but you can lay hold of my mind, and that can lay hold of nothing but you.

In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me.

We need to see better to be better.

Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery.

Ideas move fast when their time comes.

This is my answer to the gap between ideas and action - I will write it out.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

You should never look at somebody and say, 'I wish I had their life,' because you never really know what struggles they're going through.

You don't disarm any white community by confining yourself to any particular method. If you want freedom, then you should get freedom like Patrick Henry said, by whatever method is necessary.

I do not think it is selfish to want to donate a kidney "only" to family members.

We are not built for ourselves, but for God. Not for service for God, but for God.

I'd like to cause a little riot in skating.