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.

Lying rumours do not penetrate farther than our ears.

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

The 'will to power and independence' has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal.

I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.

It was a peculiar marriage of interests- Lord Averill and Captain Byrne and Lord Bayar and Han Alister agreeing on anything was as rare as gold in Ragmarket.

From Sunbelt to Rustbelt, North to South, East to West, once-thriving cities have become little more than drug-infested slums.

Once we know the number one, we believe that we know the number two, because one plus one equals two. We forget that first we must know the meaning of plus.

Here below is not the land of happiness: I know it now; it is only the land of toil, and every joy which comes to us is only to strengthen us for some greater labor that is to succeed.

I used to get made fun of for being either too provocative or too eccentric, so I started to tone it down. I didn't fit in, and I felt like a freak.

If you are a good student of life, wisdom becomes your rain, falling heavily on your mind!

All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.

Occasionally, in the middle of a conversation her name would be mentioned, and she would run down the steps of a chance sentence, without turning her head.