Custom ... changes the very nature of things; and what was honorable a thousand years ago, may probably be looked upon as infamous now.

In taking revenge upon our enemies, we are only even with them; in passing over their malice we are superior.

A hero in one age will be a hero in another.

What is called liberality is often no more than the vanity of giving, of which some persons are fonder than of what they give.

When a person is found less guilty than he is suspected, he is concluded more innocent than he really is.

We are better deceived by having some truth told us than none.

The life of a good man is a continual prayer.

The silence of a man who loves to praise is a censure sufficiently severe.

The law has no power over heroes.

No woman is envious of another's virtue who is conscious of her own.

There is no logic like the logic of the heart.

Begin to pursue your dream.

Forgiveness is another way of saying, "I need to mind my own business.

The dark war consciousness and pride have seized upon the weak, with great cynicisms and glib, soulless intellects, that grind away like robotic gears at what they despise and can never understand.

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.

You have to exercise, or at some point you'll just break down.

As a dancer I've always checked my body constantly; 'Am I having a good day or am I having a fat day?'

I am fully convinced that the soul is indestructible, and its activity will continue through eternity.

Every living faith must have within itself the power of rejuvenation if it is to live

I have a rule: I want the pilot flying me up in the air at 30,000 feet to make more than a guy working at Taco Bell.

Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.