You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both.

Better to know a few things which are good and necessary than many things which are useless and mediocre.

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.

He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.

The first wealth is health.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Speak the truth, and all nature and all spirits help you with unexpected furtherance.

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and adore.

Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose. 

“I’d sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

“You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!

“The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.” 

“Why should poetry have to make sense?

“I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.”

“Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.”

“Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.” 

I've arrived at the age where a platonic friendship can be sustained on the highest moral plane.

I am what I am: an individual, unique and different.

Faith is a precursor of all our ideas.

The world cannot be wrong if in this world there's you.

A man is what a woman makes him and a woman makes herself.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

Art was an additional emotion applied to skillful technique.