To know yourself you have only to set down a true statement of those that ever loved or hated you.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Sensibility is the power of woman.

At a certain age almost all the questions a person asks him or herself are really just about one thing: how should you live your life?

A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.

I'm actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think it's a depressing word. I don't want to hope - I want to know. Like I don't hope there's a God, I know there's a God.

I'm quite old-fashioned. I like going out to dinner. You have the chance to talk to somebody and get to know them better.

A friend often says I'm an old man in a young man's husk. I like that. I am old-fashioned in some ways.

I've created a chaotic life, and then I get on edge because of it.

I'm the leader of the show, keepin' you on the go, but I know I can't live without my radio.

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

Choosing succulence is a deliberate act of personal revolution. It means waking up! Embracing your true self, studying your patterns, and letting out your most alive self. We all have one.

My touchstone for every question is the Constitution.