"If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot."

"He that jokes confesses."

"After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box."

"By learning to obey, you will know how to command."

"Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another."

"Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out."

"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking."

"There's nothing more exciting than science. You get all the fun of sitting still, being quiet, writing down numbers, paying attention. Science has it all."

"Oh God, how do the world and heavens confine themselves, when our hearts tremble in their own barriers!"

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."

"Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly."