Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.

Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.

Where there is less pain, there is also less pay.

People don't always want to have females as leaders.

I wish I had more time to sit down and be a little bit more normal.

Making a film transforms your relationship to the world. And there's some sort of natural authority that builds up along the way.

I have to prove myself five times over.

When you touch me, good God.

If you do have limitations, then you have to find out what they are. And if you find out what they are and avoid them, then they aren't limiting anymore.