Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.

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.

It’s dangerous to be grateful for the cage that traps you.

...and who must have had something real about her, or she could not have existed, but it certainly was not her hair, or her teeth, or her figure, or her complexion.

Really? Assaulting an officer? That’s a new one for you.” ~ FBI Special Agent Clive Poole to Maggie Mae Castro

To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.

I am in love with girls that are bad and naughty and badass, and a little selfish, but I like to watch from a respectful distance!

I have nothing to lose, but something to gain.

I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is

The students were staring at her in the manner of those who have heard of the species 'female' but have never expected to get this close to one.

The U.S.-China relationship, of course, has elements of both cooperation and competition.

I'm a free agent so I'm probably gonna be signing a major deal that I'm gonna be announcing pretty soon, and a few good singles are coming out.