"War kills men, and men deplore the loss but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies."

"He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are."

"Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console."

"Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity."

"Don't ever rope me in as a late-night talk show host. I don't want to be one."

"Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows."

"It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen."

"I've been reckless, but I'm not a rebel without a cause."