A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: he who wants everything must risk very little.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

How many secrets you can save?How many tears you can endure?How many fakes smiles can give?When all you want is tell the truth, shed all tears savedand stop giving false smiles.

Blest paper-credit! last and best supply! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly!

The fact of the attempted suicide by Augusto Martinez was explained in a concise and exact form by our government in a communique. There is absolutely nothing else to add.

A sceptic finds Dallas absurd. A cynic thinks the public doesn't

Destroy the man of wicked thoughts, Like a bamboo-tree with its fruit.

Life is a series of sudden disappearances, leave-takings without the proper goodbyes.

Everyone should dance more. Everyone should walk more.

God is the hardest taskmaster I have known on this earth and He tries you through and through.

Understanding is the reward of faith.

I used to want to pack as much as I could into my life, but now I realize it's more about quality of life than quantity.