No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing misfortune to another.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Friendship happens when the distance between the hearts tends to zero.

One winter morning Peter woke up and looked out the window. Snow had fallen during the night. It covered everything as far as he could see.

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. This especially includes your health care.

In California there were nuggets the size of walnuts lying on the ground—or so it was said, and truth travels slowly when rumors have wings of gold.

Most teachers are not enlightened. Very few are. That doesn't mean they are not great teachers.

Everybody I know in England was raised on Mose Allison.

Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster.

All the wars of the world, all the Caesars, have not the staying power of a lily in a cottage garden.

O lady! we receive but what we give And in our life alone does Nature live.

It can connect us to memories. It can influence our mood and our responses to problems we might face.