A great obstacle to happiness is the expectation of too great a happiness.

A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.

If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.

If I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it.

To be happy one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.

A well cultivated mind is made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only the one single mind educated by all previous time.

A great obstacle to happiness is to expect too much happiness.

You just want to do something. You just want to stand up in a courtroom, even if it's this room, whatever this room used to be, ... As a public defender, you're in court every day, going to trial every day. You miss that.