A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.

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.

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. ("Kill them all. For the Lord knoweth them that are His." Supposedly said when asked by a Crusader how to distinguish the Cathars from the Catholics.)

She reads books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Form does not necessarily follow function

The world is full of wonders and miracles but man takes his little hand and covers his eyes and sees nothing.

Nathan, how can you stand playing the same piece over and over again?" And Grandpa Nate answered, "Why don't you ask me how I can stand making love to the same woman over and over again?

I got a job at an amusement park. I like to make the rides more terrifying by throwing a couple of screws onto the seats.

I can't live one day without hearing music, playing it , studying it , or thinking about it .

Without the gift of flowers and the infinite diversity of their fruits, man and bird, if they had continued to exist at all, would be today unrecognizable.

Leave for tomorrow what you can't do today.