It is an imprudence common to kings to listen to too much advice and to err in their choice.

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.

The more one thinks, the less one sees.

Losing your honor in a person's eye is tantamount losing it for entire humanity.

Leverage is a term that makes us sound very sophisticated and wise when we use it. Let’s analyze what it really means.

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor, superstar, stupid star - they're misleading. It's a myth.

A reasonable man adjusts himself to the world. An unreasonable man expects the world to adjust itself to him. Therefore all progress is made by unreasonable people.

To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just such an experience.

Logic can convince but only emotion can motivate.

I am determined to defend my rights and maintain my freedom or sell my life in the attempt.

Outrageous fiscal mendacity is neither historically normal nor bipartisan. It’s a modern Republican thing.