“I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.”

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.

To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.

A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.

When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.

Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.

Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.

God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

I would love for people to be able to think of me as a guy who stood up for what he believed in and helped make a difference for the vets.

Every person I killed I strongly believe that they were bad. When I do go face God there is going to be lots of things I will have to account for but killing any of those people is not one of them.

I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.

Last night, I sent you home with a kiss and a promise. I hope you still believe in roses.

He always pictured himself a libertarian, which to my way of thinking means “I want the liberty to grow rich and you can have the liberty to starve”. It’s easy to believe that no one should depend on society for help when you yourself happen not to need such help.

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.

Believe in the holy contour of life.

I believe that when I am dead, I am dead. I believe that with my death I am just as much obliterated as the last mosquito you and I squashed.