It is the nature of the human disposition to hate him whom you have injured.

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.

The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.--The Fruit Hunters

A good husband makes a good wife.

Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass.

Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.

He who votes does not have power. He who counts the votes has power.

I try to get enough sleep and exercise, try not to make mountains out of molehills, and vent a lot. I have a good team to support my work. I also do lots of mundane things, which will center me.

An artist usually has no friends except other artists, and usually they do not like his work.

Without dreams and phantoms man cannot exist.

At His Ascension our Lord entered Heaven, and He keeps the door open for humanity to enter.

I welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness.