“Conscience is a God to all mortals.”

Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.

The good man makes others good.

No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.

The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.

I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.

Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.

Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.

There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.

It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.

Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.

Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.

It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.

To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.

Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.

He who labors diligently need never despair.

I’m afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim.

What is a shame is that there isn’t stuff that is as great as ‘Oz’ on a consistent level around today.

He that has patience may compass anything.

As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I’m going to play it. That’s about it.

The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.

A violent scene is art, as much as a sex scene is art. For me, all the scenes were a challenge.