It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

I wonder if there isn't a catch about having plenty of money? Does it eventually take the pleasure out of things?

Impermanence is the law of the universe.

I am an arrogant and impatient listener but in the case of a few composers a very few when I hear a work I do not like I am convinced that it is my own fault. Verdi is one of those composers.

Dedicating time when I really can't afford to be I'll provide protection if you open up the door for me

Fear is the single biggest blocker of creativity.

Deal with the small before it becomes large.

Music has always been a huge part of my life and when I was a kid I was always throwing myself into whatever I could music-related - even if it was a little embarrassing!

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

A language is not just a body of vocabulary or a set of grammatical rules. ... Every language is an old-growth forest of the mind.

When Berkshire buys common stock, we approach the transaction as if we were buying into a private business.