He who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak.

It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the dowry is too large.

Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what you don't believe yourself.

Earth produces nothing worse than an ungrateful man.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

If lucky be not proud; if unlucky, do not despond.

Begin whatever you have to do: the beginning of a work stands for the whole.

If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not despond.

It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.

If you are a terror to many, then beware of many.

Christianity is constantly in danger of being hijacked by people who act out in hatred - by people who will not even hear the cries of their victims, let alone own up to their guilt.

Her feelings were very acute, and too little understood to be properly attended to. Nobody meant to be unkind, but nobody put themselves out of their way to secure her comfort.

Tracy had never been so conscious of the sky above the earth, the dangerous clouds that gathered there, the way humans lived beneath such grandeur and threat every moment of their lives.

Teenagers are people who act like babies if they're not treated like adults.

I would also do everything possible to take out their leadership.

I started on the fringes of journalism as a cartoonist on The Daily Mail.

On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves.

Toppling secular dictators in the Middle East has only led to chaos and the rise of radical Islam.

America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.

A smile is the most important thing you wear.