Lying rumours do not penetrate farther than our ears.

Men of real merit, and whose noble and glorious deeds we are ready to acknowledge, are yet not to be endured when they vaunt their own actions.

Truth is strong enough to overcome all human sophistries.

A defeat in war is not the greatest of all evils; but when the defeat has been inflicted by enemies who are not worthy of you, then the calamity is doubled.

For then only will you be strong, when you cherish the laws, and when the revolutionary attempts of lawless men shall have ceased.

An evil nature wielding great authority brings misfortune upon the community.

Amnesty, that noble word, the genuine dictate of wisdom.

Right is not unlimited, but is limited by the laws.

Keep climbing, ' he told himself.'Cheeseburgers, ' his stomach replied.'Shut up, ' he thought.'With fries, ' his stomach complained.

People usually spend the first two months playing themselves up, not really being themselves. You waste those two months - and then they tell you, 'You're not who I was dating the first month!'

I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.

Never trust anyone who buttons their top button.

Is it so unjust that a man should leave the world by the same gate through which he entered it?

One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.

Progress is mediation comes swiftly for those who try their hardest.

Through a process of trial and error and experimentation, I discovered the simplest method - using only black - produced work with the strongest visual impact installed.

Death when unmasked shows us a friendly face and is a terror only at a distance.

The uncontrollable mystery on the bestial floor.