Pary Quotes

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues,

but the parent of all others.

Don't be trapped by dogma.

The civilized man has built a coach,

but has lost the use of his feet.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Manners require time,

and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

I’ve always been a bit of a fighter.

Imperfection is beauty,

madness is genius,

and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Only you can control your future.

The world hates change,

yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.

I had three chairs

in my house;

one for solitude,

two for friendship,

three for society.

Over the years,

I've interviewed thousands of people,

most of them women,

and I would say that the root of every dysfunction,

I've ever encountered every problem,

has been some sense of a lacking of self,

value or of self,

worth.

If a man had more than one life,

I think a little hanging would not hurt this one;

but after he is once dead,

we cannot bring him back,

no matter how sorry we may be;

so the boy shall be pardoned.

All that I am,

or ever hope to be,

I owe to my mother.

I want my art to reflect truth.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,

adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

Let us sacrifice our today

so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Put some energy into it!

The most important investment you can make is in yourself.

Dream and strive,

for nothing great is achieved without vision and effort.