Among the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Live in peace with all mankind.

What is it about me that gets them all crying? It’s not the end of the world.

What's in a name?  The accumulation of reputations from all who've owned it before you.

A job isn’t ‘till death do us part…

Passions unguided are for the most part mere madness.

[Freedom is] the societal condition that exists when every individual has 100% control of his own property.

I wanted to be the greatest woman guitarist alive. I had fantasies about being a female Jimi Hendrix.

Just where death is expecting you is something we cannot know; so, for your part, expect him everywhere.

I'm being invaded by fashion pundits.

Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.