Persecution to persons in a high rank stands them in the stead of eminent virtue.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else.

In a major matter no details are small.

Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most.

Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.

A man who does not trust himself will never really trust anybody.

Every numerous assembly is a mob; everything there depends on instantaneous turns.

It's easier to fight one's enemies than to get on with one's friends.

When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of sincerity; this is the only way to make it palatable.

Great men help dazzle the people; after that, they dazzle themselves even more dangerously.

The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes.

Men were foolish and were made only so that they should die, while mountains and rivers went on for ever and did not notice the passing of time.

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.

Let righteousness cover the earth like the water cover the sea!

There is no intimacy without vulnerability. Yet another powerful example of vulnerability as courage.

In the snow outside my window I see a small green frog, one eye blinking and the other wide open, unmoving, looking at me. I know this is God.

Oakmont is probably the premier - Oakmont and Augusta National are probably the top two set of greens in the country.

When I was 17 I sent a picture up to an agency, and within a week I was in The Sun five days in a row.

Any color works if you push it to the extreme.

It is vitally important that our children know they are loved and safe at home

I'd hate to see any descendants of mine fall into the category of what I'd call 'idle rich' - a group I've never had much use for.