When the precipitancy of a man's wishes hurries on his ideas ninety times faster than the vehicle he rides in--woe be to truth!

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.

Freethinkers are generally those who never think at all.

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

I am ceaselessly waiting for you in the burning fire of waiting forever. It may not end today, tomorrow, or ever.

You don’t become a good writer overnight. It takes persistence and repetition to gain mastery.

My dear girl, is it that you are so lonely that you had to create this?

How do you know whether you're serious about your values? You fight for them when they're violated even if it costs you title, favor, friendship, and profit.

Special Super Bowl Wisdom of the Ages: "Wilson or Brady?" The writing is on the ball...

I was born in 1970 and I got to see a little bit of [Richard] Nixon's attempts at redefining himself. I saw [Gerald] Ford.

The past is solid, the future is liquid.

The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.

I love to make people laugh, and do things that are surprising and different.

If Barack Obama is elected, I'll be moving out of the country.