If you propose to speak always ask yourself$$$ is it true$$$ is it necessary$$$ is it kind.

To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political$$$ and not spiritual or intellectual.

Everything we hear is an opinion$$$ not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective$$$ not the truth.

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.

Every leaf speaks bliss to me$$$ fluttering from the autumn tree.

It is the bungled crime that brings remorse.

Little kids are amazing. They seem able to adjust to anything.

A political reading of Shakespeare is bound to be less interesting than a Shakespearean reading of politics.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

We read$$$ frequently if not unknowingly$$$ in search of a mind more original than our own.