Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

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.

Buying a book is not enough... You must absorb the knowledge it contains. Your personalized knowledge is not what's on your shelf, but how much you put into yourself!

The lukewarm Christian can accomplish nothing with a whole life in which to do it. If you have lived for sin and self . . . your witness will have [a] telling effect on all who have known you.

Live for God. Live for your mother. Die for your gang. In that order.

Where is your angel now?

A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.

I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam.

You made me lose my appetite, Boomer." "My mom tells me that all the time. Your family must be just like mine!

What would it have meant to be happy? What would it have meant if things had been bright, clear, good between us?

The belief that we are what the media says we are, what people perceive we are, is soon to be what we think we are. We are treated based on this warped perception. It is hard to get away from it.

Perhaps that is what love is -- the momentary or prolonged refusal to think of another person in terms of power.