Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends.

Old friends are best.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

A gallant man is above ill words.

What we cannot bear removes us from life

The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic.

I think the Bible is hugely patriarchal. There are so many sexist comments and homophobic comments and comments that are not in keeping with nurturing and loving the human spirit.

Islam abhors and absolutely condemns terrorism and any terrorist activity.

Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh..apologiz e..let go of what you can't change.

The sweetest memory is that which involves something which one should not have done; the bitterest, that which involves something which one should not have done, and which one did not do.

I knit for Caps for Good - a charity that gives hats to Third World babies - while I watch movies with friends.

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

Self-certification may look like a small vision but there cannot be a greater decision for a Government to trust the honesty of the 1.25 billion people of the country.

Though one can dine in New York, one could not dwell there.