"There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything."

"Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers."

"The art of living is discovering that the simplest acts of love resonate the loudest."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it."

"There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means the truest form of bravery is vulnerability."

"Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain."