Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

From shit, thus, I extract pure Shinola

If your experiment needs a statistician, you need a better experiment.

Let pure love be your guide and never let your heart burn.

Too many people in this world think small is the best they can do. Not you, Libby Strout. You weren't born for small! You don't know how to do small! Small is not in you!

Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.

If origin defines race, then we are all Africans – we are all black.

I don't think my moped could outrun a cheetah.""Hun, " Claire says. "There are more important things you need to outrun, and a moped isn't going to help you with any of those.

My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.

For each time you smile you will find it's true somebody, somewhere, will smile back at you.

I shouldn't be saying this, high treason really, but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting a brilliance that may not really be there.