"Man becomes greater in proportion to knowing himself and his faculties. Let him become conscious of what he is and he will soon also learn what he should be."

“All men are fools, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than ones with crowns.”

“Ninety-nine percent of people now call me The Hoff - and it's out of respect.”

“I'm in a foul mood as I'm making stupid mistakes... This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away... what a rage I was in!”

“People have one thing in common; they are all different.”

“If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.”

Source : James Burgh (1767). “The Dignity of Human Nature: Or, A Brief Account of the Certain and Established Means for Attaining the True End of Our Existence. In Four Books ...”, p.38

“Time is money, every moment is costly, So I ration emotion, 'cause existence exhausts me.”

“I think best in a hot bath, with my head tilted back and my feet up high.”

“Law not served by power is an illusion; but power not ruled by law is a menace which our nuclear age cannot afford.”