When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

The good thing about the laws of physics is that they require no law enforcement agencies to maintain them

Nothing has done more damage to the Christian view of life than the hideous notion that those who are truly spiritual have lost all interest in the world and its beauties.

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.

That's always - that's been another dream of mine, to do a Broadway play. An award winning Broadway play.

When you do not name a group of people, you are compelled to look at each individual face and not treat them all as the mass.

A sucker don't ever catch on. A smart man don't ever sleep. He's got to keep ducking the traps.

After having admired the women of Rome, say to yourself, 'I too am beautiful!' ... In you I met a real person. I need not give you any other praise.

A person who is not convinced, enthusiastic, certain and in love, will convince nobody.

I have an 800 freephone number now that I call if I get the urge to buy an airline stock. I call at two in the morning and I say: "My name is Warren and I'm an aeroholic." And then they talk me down.