Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

The man who pardons easily courts injury.

The last time you were happy about nothing

It doesn't matter what you've done in the past - what matters are the choices you make right now. God gives you the chance to start over with every breath.

We (the FBI) are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody.

I count myself lucky to be fairly anonymous but occasionally have people tell me nice things.

Scripture often reminds us that it's not enough to have ears - we must use them.

Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.

Social peace requires reciprocity.

Hillary Clinton respects good ideas wherever they come from. That's something I haven't seen in a lot of powerful people.

I wear a hat on stage so that people won't be blinded by the reflection from my head. Also, if I don't wear a hat, there's no way that the hat can be at that level by itself on the stage.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.