One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie

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.

Being married is effortless

Sacrifice isn't supposed to be easy ... but it should come that way.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

Motivation is internal. It has to come from within you. Do not seek it anywhere else.

By making college unaffordable and student loans unbearable, we risk deterring our best and brightest from pursuing higher education and securing a good-paying job.

I don't set out to do something weird, but if you see something a certain way and it's a little left of center, and you can realize it, that's a real thrill.

I never really thought of myself as a beefcake kind of guy.

I have not had any of that surgical stuff. I am too curious to find out exactly how I progress every day of my life naturally. That is what fascinates me.

The part always has a tendency to reunite with its whole in order to escape from its imperfection.

There is another possibility: not the end of nature, but the rebirth of wonder and even joy.