No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

Love has something to do with recognition, We can be fascinated by the unknown, we can be attracted by it, but love is something that grows, slowly, in an atmosphere of trust.

Besides, a long poem is a test of invention, which I take to be the Polar star of Poetry, as Fancy is the sails - and Imagination the rudder.

I'm a man of few words, most of them end in off!

Adopted. Big Deal

Even from just a little thing, it's still possible to die.

Take care of yourself, and do unto others as you would have done to you.

You’re my religion. You’re all I’ve got.

Given the choice of Hollywood or poking steel pins in my eyes, I'd prefer steel pins.

I try to do one to two days with no meat. I try to lessen my gluten. Those are things that I struggle with.

Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it's time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.