In quarreling the truth is always lost.

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.

The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.

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.

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we've touched.

Ask the person who found you about what kind of people she was looking for before meeting you, as she may not know that she has found one of them already.

My walk on the moon lasted three days. My walk with God will last forever.

Sustain a bright and joyful spirit.

If in your lifetime you watch a species go extinct, or plummet almost to the point of extinction, that is a sign that something really serious is going on.

I think Katy B encapsulates young London in a way I never could. She reps London harder than anyone song-wise since Lily Allen.

What is good is the fact that we've got a broad selection of candidates [for Prime Minister]... to choose from, representing a diverse set of backgrounds, a diverse set of perspectives.

The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage.

I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth.

The mind must be allowed to settle undisturbed over the object in order to secrete the pearl.