Wit does not take the place of knowledge.

Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.

We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves.

The shortness of life cannot dissuade us from its pleasures, nor console us for its pains.

The young suffer less from their own errors than from the cautiousness of the old.

You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time.

The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

The art of pleasing is the art of deception.

Action makes more fortune than caution.

Courage is adversity's lamp.

Most people grow old within a small circle of ideas, which they have not discovered for themselves. There are perhaps less wrong-minded people than thoughtless.

To be forgiven is to be loved

Marriage is like a long conversation that always ends too soon.

The best treasure of life is not wealth, but it is simplicity with confidence.

After a really hectic week, I hate going out on a Friday evening, so I'll always opt for a night at home.

... we can bear with great philosophy the sufferings of others, especially if we do not actually see them.

If I'm bringing joy to people and entertaining people as an actor, then I should be grateful for that and act accordingly, you know?

I hold that it is only when we can prove everything we assert that we understand perfectly the thing under consideration.

There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race.

She was the kind of gal that if she set her sights on a man, he'd be running in the opposite direction real quick.

The best part was the food. There are some great Italian restaurants we go to whenever we are in Toronto, so the eating was a definite highlight.