It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well nor enough sense to hold their tongues; this is the root of all impertinence.

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

No road is to long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve it

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

Courtly manners are contagious; they are caught at Versailles.

We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.

A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness.

There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther to fall? -- Anita Blake

One can with but moderate possessions do what one ought.

How beautiful it is to live in a world with no walls.

CONFLICT is the unhealthy fruit from the tree of MISUNDERSTANDINGwhich was once a seed of INSECURITIES thatsprout from the isolation of MIND, sipping slowly the liquid of PRIDE...

This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

Written on the body is a secret code only visible in certain lights; the accumulations of a lifetime gather there

God is not disillusioned with us. He never had any illusions to begin with.

Television has some lovely aspects to it - and some ghastly aspects - but the theater itself was a wonderful invention.

We need to ensure that children are not forced to waste their time on barren rubbish.

My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier.