How happy the life unembarrassed by the cares of business!

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.

Visionary is a seed of Creativity

I don't know how well I can fight, or run, or judge, but when the blade comes, I swear on whatever they want me to swear on, I'll stop it, with my body if nothing else.

It is better to be hungry in joy, than to be filled in sorrow.

We do need an attitude of leadership in our government which demonstrates faith in major population centres outside of Perth.

A house that does not have one warm, comfy chair in it is soulless.

It's lamented that the youth get their news from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. It's lamentable that they get more from them than from the news.

In this world of ours, a world of powerful centers and subjugated outposts, there is no wealth that must not be held in some suspicion.

I am a poet who composes what life proses, and who proses what life composes.

I love the morning time - a cup of coffee and to sit at the piano, that's probably my favorite time.

What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.