“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”

A friend is a second self.

Wit is educated insolence.

Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.

The secret to humor is surprise.

Learning is not child’s play; we cannot learn without pain.

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Memory is the scribe of the soul

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form, but with regard to their mode of life.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

It is disgusting – Why must we have bodies?

I did not have implants, I just had a growth spurt.

Alas, it is when we are beginning to leave this mortal body that it most offends us!

I wish my hair was thicker, and I wish my feet were prettier. My toes are really ugly. I wish my ears were smaller. And my nose could be smaller too.

What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, both civil and political.

I don’t care what people say about my relationship; I don’t care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs; I have a sold-out tour. I’m getting incredible feedback from my music.

To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.