That should be considered long which can be decided but once.

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.

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

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.

When a man tells you he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in inferring he is an inexact man.

As my future crumbled before my eyes, I grasped for the rope. My entire life's struggle was ending here, in plain view of my enemies. How was it possible? Had had I let things come to this?

I'm liking that I can throw any kind of sentence at her without worrying it's too out there.

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are they all alike. I think so.

This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore.

Corporations are social institutions. If they don't serve society, they have no business existing

The worst misstep one can make in design is to solve the wrong problem.

Everything is flowing. The Great River of Time takes everything with it, and nothing in this world remains unchanged or stabilized.

You can do what you want, at home. But when you go out, keep it together.