More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity’s small change in general society.

God knows what we are going through when we grieve, and He wants to assure us of His love and concern. He also wants us to turn to Him and bring our heartaches and burdens to Him.

It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.

I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.

The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.

One likes people much better when they’re battered down by a prodigious siege of misfortune than when they triumph.

If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.

There is something about building up a comradeship – that I still believe is the greatest of all feats – and sharing in the dangers with your company of peers. It’s the intense effort, the giving of everything you’ve got. It’s really a very pleasant sensation.

Experience teaches only the teachable.

There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves, you know, to put other people down, or make fun of them, or maybe make mockery of their work and that doesn’t make me feel good at all.

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.

I think I’ve got wiser.

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.

You’re dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race.

The human heart is the same the world over.

I’ve 20,000 hours of clinical practice; you’re not naive after the first few thousand. I’ve helped people deal with things that most people can’t imagine.

Social Security is based on a principle. It’s based on the principle that you care about other people. You care whether the widow across town, a disabled widow, is going to be able to have food to eat.

The Qataris have cut off support for the most extreme elements of terrorist organizations.

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible.

We’re all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

I thought I would try to be gay for a while, but I’m just more sexually attracted to women. But I’m really glad that I found a few gay friends, because it totally saved me from becoming a monk or something.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men.

The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one’s experiences in common.

So long as I’m Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you’ve served us – because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their head, or the care that they need when they come home.

Everybody likes a compliment.

There should be a point to movies. Sure, you’re giving people a diversion from the cold world for a bit, but at the same time, you pass on some facts and rules and maybe a little bit of wisdom.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

General consultant to mankind.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.

I have many regrets, and I’m sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret… if you have any sense, and if you don’t regret them, maybe you’re stupid.

Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do… but how much love we put in that action.

Some people are jerks, and some people aren’t.

The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide.

A lot of truth is said in jest.

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, ‚This is a misfortune‘ but ‚To bear this worthily is good fortune.‘

Something must be done to save humanity! A better world is possible!

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

What’s important for my daughter to know is that… if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.