Agreement is made more precious by disagreement.

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.

Only the weak in spirit causes others pain.

Learn from the past, log the lessons from the past, butleave the past!

Dad, is she serious?"John shrugged. "I argue with your Mama, I sleep on the couch and she doesn't feed me. So i dont argue with your mama.

I can already tell he isn't the kind of guy a girl gets a simple crush on. He's the kind of guy you fall hard for, and the thought of that terrifies me.

Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes.

And I refused to make any sacrifices; for nothing on earth seemed more valuable than my peace of mind, my pleasure and my acclaim.

The tragic element of a character is always intriguing I think.

It's cool to have parents and family who will always tell me the truth no matter what. They'll tell me if I'm doing something stupid!

The sorts of sectors which feature so largely in the [Donald] Trump program, and its rhetoric, account now for perhaps only about 15 percent of the American work force.

The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us.