When the interval between the intellectual classes and the practical classes is too great, the former will possess no influence, the latter will reap no benefit.

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

The faculty of art is to change events; the faculty of science is to foresee them. The phenomena with which we deal are controlled by art; they are predicted by science.

First doubt, then inquire, then discover. This has been the process with all our great thinkers.

Sir, the slowness of genius is hard to bear, but the slowness of mediocrity is insufferable.

He who knows most believes the least.

In 1776, the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of every royal palace

Whenever a man boasts much about [his common sense], you may be pretty sure that he has very little sense, either common or uncommon.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it.

Society prepares the crime the criminal commits it.

Don't let anyone tell you no. Do it with conviction, do it with passion, and you'll find a way

When God said "Let there be light" he surely must have meant perfectly coherent light.

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.

Eunuchs do not take the gout, nor become bald.

I'm a working actor, so I do pretty much whatever comes along because it's my job.

The river , corrected the Rat, It's my world...What it hasn't got is not worth having.

If you don't have enough you won't be happy. Neither are you happy if you have too much. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.

Yeah, yeah. I, I don't think I'm always right. But I don't think young people are always right, either.

I've decided to take up smoking, my doctor said I wasn't getting enough tar.

Quite simply, it is true that I can be a pig! It is not a lie to say that. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong.