A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here.

Tragedy of life: we want to possess more material wealth, but fail to enjoy the spiritual riches.

I want to remember what we were like before we became ourselves.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

It is a throne of grace that God in Christ is represented to us upon; but yet is is a throne still whereon majesty and glory do reside, and God is always to be considered by us as on a throne.

Acting was something that just came along. But I made good money, so it wasn't something I was just going to put aside and pretend it didn't exist.

Boredom is that awful state of inaction when the very medicine - that is, activity - which could solve it, is seen as odious.

The velocity of decision making in government was extraordinary slow. It took 18 to 24 months and 15 to 20 trips to Delhi to get a license to import computers.

I sometimes feel that I'm impersonating the dark unconscious of the whole human race. I know this sounds sick, but I love it.