With that malignant envy which turns pale, And sickens, even if a friend prevail.
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
Joy is the life of man's life.
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
Macroscopic objects, as we see them all around us, are governed by a variety of forces, derived from a variety of approximations to a variety of physical theories. In contrast, the only elements in the construction of black holes are our basic concepts of space and time. They are, thus, almost by definition, the most perfect macroscopic objects there are in the universe.
I once hit Quentin on the head with my ball and chain.
Is an artist much more than a beggar?
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.