Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

Every impression ever made on a person from newborn babyhood onwards will contribute to the shape and texture of the imagination.

One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.

Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.

You know, one of the classics when somebody invents something, you go why the hell didn't I think of that.

If your heart says, "Maybe I shouldn't be doing this," listen to your heart, pray for strength, and get out of the situation immediately.

Why not liberate voters to actually vote your values?

Nothing could be further from the truth than the claim that we have a choice between cutting tax and cutting unemployment, for the two go hand in hand.

You realize you can get good at something, even though ballet almost felt like you could never be good enough. No matter how hard you worked, it was so hard to be a great dancer.

If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.