Wisdom

If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.

Women divided by ego and united by gossip ,Men divided by women and united by beer.

A moment of Patience in a moment of Anger saves a thousand moments of Regret.

Today, the mere idea of aristocracy is incompatible with the dominant ideology. But every people needs an aristocracy. It's an integral part of human nature and can't be dispensed with. The question then is not 'For or against aristocracy?' but 'What kind of aristocracy?

It's a nebulous thing, but it is my belief—my experience also—that women do not have the need to collect that men have.

I care as much as I can, but I don’t spend energy caring about things I cannot resolve.

Remember, there's few things as powerful as being true to yourself.

The sentiments attributed to Christ are in the Old Testament. They were familiar in the Jewish schools and to all the Pharisees, long before the time of Christ, as they were familiar in all the civilizations of the earth — Egyptian, Babylonian, and Persian, Greek, and Hindu.

Want to know a secret?'Yeah!' His smile grew big and broad.'I don't know how to saddle a horse either. And I've never even ridden on one before.' His eyes grew wide as the moon. 'Jase!' he bellowed, spinning toward his brother.'She's never ridden a horse before!' Well, there went my secret.

... There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.

I love Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books, leather-bound. What I thought was great about Sherlock Holmes was that not only was he a supersleuth, he was also a hard worker. Not only did he go out and solve the crimes, he came home and wrote it all down. Fantastic. That's why I admire him.

For scholarship - if it is to be scholarship - requires, in addition to liberty, that the truth take precedence over all sectarian interests, including self-interest.

The only differences between a cult and a religion are the numbers of adherents and the degree to which they are marginalized by the rest of society.

Conviction says, 'My behavior was wrong.' Satan, on the other hand, floods our hearts with shame. Shame says, 'There is something wrong with me.

Leave it to you to find a legal way to do something illegal.

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.

Tragedy is like a strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.

Really, weren't these facts just placeholders until the long view could really assert itself?

Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society.