In terms of merit, sports has mathematical statistics. That's how you know who the best player is.

We are often less grieved at disappointments than at ourselves for having said much concerning the certainty of our expectations.

The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.

I sort of have open invitations from a lot of people to do TV. But it's very hard for me to do roles in sitcoms and movies because I'm not a great actor, so if the material isn't good, I'm in torment while I do it.

The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.

Few criminals die sensible of their crimes.

In estimating the adversities of life, we would seldom have much reason to complain of the evils we suffer, did we understand the dangers we daily escape.