Daytime sleep is like the sin of the flesh; the more you have the more you want, and yet you feel unhappy, sated and unsated at the same time.
One can acquire some virtues by feigning them for a long time.
How wise must one be to be always kind.
Happy slaves are the bitterest enemies of freedom.
Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.
Genius points the way, talent takes it.
Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.
Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.
As I unclutter my life, I free myself to answer the callings of my soul.
People want the nation to transform in the same way they want their own lives to transform. If you're interested in transforming your life, you can't just transform some things. You can't try to fix some things, but sweep other things under the rug because it's too hard to face them. And the same is true for a nation.
That's the nice thing about this job. You get to quote yourself shamelessly. If you don't, Larry Speakes will.