Heaven forbids that man should know What change tomorrow's fate may bring.

Take time for deliberation. Haste spoils everything.

It is for the good of states that men should be deluded by religion.

Allow time and moderate delay; haste manages all things badly.

Fear in the world first created the gods. [Lat., Primus in orbe deos fecit timor.]

A just fortune awaits the deserving. [Lat., Fors aequa merentes Respicit.]

Give not reins to your inflamed passions: take time and a little delay; impetuosity manages all things badly.

It is noble to grant life to the vanquished. [Lat., Pulchrum est vitam donare minori.]

In doubt, fear is the worst of prophets.

Oh, how cowardly is wickedness always!

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

The sun is free, it is still there to be enjoyed.

he tried to prepare himself for disappointment, even as he yearned to be proven wrong

Men have to have heroes, but no man can ever be as big as the need, and so a legend grows around a grain of truth, like a pearl.

The story of the Khazar Empire, as it slowly emerges from the past, begins to look like the most cruel hoax which history has ever perpetrated.

The only person who cannot be helped is that person who blames others.

Fight with a happy heart and strong spirit.

Capitalism gave the world what it needed, a higher standard of living for a steadily increasing number of people.

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.

Experiencing different cultures is one of the best things a human being can do. It puts your whole world into perspective.

Reading a good poem can give me a far bigger kick than a novel. But it's not something I can keep doing. It would be like shooting up 10 times a day.