Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read.

To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us.

A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.

Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

It is true fortitude to stand firm against All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die In fear to suffer more calamity.

How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses.

Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance.

He is not valiant that dares lie; but he that boldly bears calamity.

Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee.

As long as karma exists, the world changes. There will always be karma to be taken care of

Fayez whistled low. “That is not dead which can eternal lie. Or, y’know, whatever.

Doctors are allowed to practice medicine. What are you called when you are not practicing any more and finally know what your doing?

In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated.

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.

When you doubt one thing about yourself, you start thinking there's also something wrong with your hair, your body, your clothes, your accent.

Many think that when they have confessed a fault there is no need of correcting it.

I think, and a lot of that has to do with where I grew up in California; [status] isn't something I think about that much.

Time can be such a menace to a man. By this age do that; by that age do better.

I often joke that I straddle psychosis and neurosis, and that being an artist keeps me in the middle, so I can work between the two.