Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Who covets more is evermore a slave.
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
Too low they build, who build beneath the stars.
I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.
Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.
Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do.
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.
To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language.
An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.
A mother who is really a mother is never free.