What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.

True happiness... arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self.

Self discipline is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.

Nothing that isn't a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.

If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling.

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

Age does not stop you from doing things you like.

A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.

He who demands mercy and shows none burns the bridges over which he himself must later pass.

Dance like it hurts,<br /> Love like you need money,<br /> Work when people are watching.

You haven’t achieved equality until you’re a legitimate target for humor.

Frankly, I’m suspicious of anyone who has a strong opinion on a complicated issue.

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.

'Wrong' is one of those concepts that depends on witnesses.

Decisions are made by people who have time, not people who have talent.

The best way to compile inaccurate information that no one wants is to make it up.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.