He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.

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.

Emotional pain was the price I paid on the path to becoming a woman. So excuse me if I’m not clueless like a little girl.

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there, and it will last forever.

I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.

We're not the only people that have had to suffer, there have always been people that've had to.

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.

Long note? Yes. Make it seem short.

Knowledge has become the key economic resource and the dominant-and perhaps even the only-source of competitive advantage.

Greatness is the reward for genius... only a few can be great, the rest are plain good.

If you can learn to use your mind as well as your powder puff, you will become more truly beautiful.