Fortune makes many loans, but gives no presents.

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.

Just tell him to keep his hands to himself and his python in his pants.

My only defense is the acquisition of vocabulary.

Men can bear all things but good days.

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

There are two kinds of pain: the pain of change and the pain of never changing and remaining the same.

I think the public will judge if stardom has gotten into my head.

As a kid, I can't remember having anything to play with except a loose tooth. And that wasn't mine. It was my brother's.

Oh God, I just kissed a vampire!" Oh Gods, I just kissed a human!

I look at the deejay thing as something - I'm good at it because I have my own music. I have enough rhythm to blend at this point.

To be creative, an idea must also be appropriate—useful and actionable.