Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose. [Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus exercuit.]

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.

A novel is no different than graffiti in a bathroom stall, it's just more pretentious.

God will give us the strength and resources we need to live through any situation in life that He ordains.

With every new day come the Lord’s great love, grace and mercies.

I’m alone with the ghost of the swamp, somewhere near the weeping willows.

Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.

With the classical stuff, I've always been better at the big brushstrokes and broad textures than spending ages honing a chord, or tweaking a sample.

I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.

You cannot break the human spirit.

There are countless space activities that would be no less exciting than the moon missions were, I have no doubt. The search for life on Mars, for example.

Whatever it is, handle it so that your children's children will get the benefit of it.