I would not like a king who could obey.

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.

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

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.

Shoot for the stars, so if you fall you land on a cloud.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

The ground is level at the foot of the cross.

That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't have a group apprenticeship like a violinist might training for an orchestra.

May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?

Our community belongs to us and whether it is mean or majestic, whether arrayed in glory or covered in shame, we cannot but share its character and destiny.

When once you have got hold of a vulgar joke, you may be certain that you have got hold of a subtle and spiritual idea.

The heaviest snowfall in over 60 years is being reported in Beijing, China. To give you an idea of how bad it is, the army is now using snowplows to run over dissidents.

You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.

There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother, but next in rank in efficacy is that of the schoolmaster.