Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as poverty of what it has not.

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 passion of God is to restore and reclaim the whole earth

the rape willtear youin halfbut it will notend you

My mother once said if you can’t handle the fact that your world-view might be entirely inaccurate, you are not worthy of believing in it.

When you run in the morning, you gain time. It's like stretching 24 hours into 25. You may need less sleep and get up earlier, but if you can get by that, running early seems to expand the day.

Working with language is a means by which we can identify the bullshit within ourselves (and others).

I can live with failure if it is born of conviction.

Write what you would love to read. Finish what you begin to write. Your voice is uniquely yours and we are all waiting to hear it.

As far as the press is concerned, they're going to say what they want to say. Probably about 10-15 percent of the time It's accurate.

A concert is a concert is a concert is a concert. An album is an album is an album is an album. Musically, both have nothing in common.

How silly people were to eat. They thought they needed food for energy, but they didn't. Energy came from will, from self-control.