"Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly."

"No man is free who is not master of himself."

"Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast."

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

"Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you, and be silent."

"First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak."

"I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA."

"'Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected."

"We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us."

"Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions."

"History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history."

"Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade."