Pride is an expensive vice, for it is wedded to Greed whose hunger is never sated

Familiarity makes the lion more dangerous.

Even coal shimmers in the light

If you are busy pleasing everyone, you are not being true to yourself

There is no treasure like the human heart.

It is the dirt within men’s hearts that is most offensive; the filth you cannot see.

There is no place for innocence on the battlefield.

It is the heart that has been pierced that feels the most.

What is courage without risk... It wouldn’t really be courage, would it?

What good is a smooth tongue without sharp teeth?

Hate engenders loneliness and despair

When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.

That which is impermanent attracts compassion. That which is not provides wisdom. (116)

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

If I had any deadly secrets, I wouldn't still be alive.

Inaugurals conventionally start with a history lesson and finish with a prayer.

I had no illusions that my career would be any longer than three years tops.

What you look like has nothing to do with what you think about yourself.

The average attention span of the modern human being is about half as long as whatever youre trying to tell them.

If you spend too long trying to avoid death, you will be dead in at least one way.

Having the last name Kalitta didn't make me a racer, but it definitely makes me want to be a winner.