Our magistrates discharge their duties best at the beginning; and fall off toward the end. [Lat., Initia magistratuum nostrorum meliora, ferme finis inclinat.]

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

It is easier to wipe a thousand tears from your eyes than to wipe a single tear from your soul.

The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobody's word about them.

Copenhagen has done a remarkable job creating streets that are focused on bicycles and pedestrians.

The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way to lose him is to keep him a little more jealous.

Just because I'm sassy and have a mouth on me doesn't mean I'm coming from a negative place.

Ever since my youth it has disturbed me that of the literary works that survived their own epoch, so many dealt with historical rather than contemporary subjects.

Walk away from 'friendships' that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you

When I act, I hear it like music. In my head, I hear the dialogue like music.

Learn Everything that is Good from Others, but bring it in, and in your own way absorb it; do not become others.

The brain is where most people really screw up.