Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.
I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny them admittance than to control them after they have been admitted.
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling, I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle.