The best memorial for a mighty man is to gain honor ere death.

It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the dowry is too large.

Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what you don't believe yourself.

Earth produces nothing worse than an ungrateful man.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

If lucky be not proud; if unlucky, do not despond.

Begin whatever you have to do: the beginning of a work stands for the whole.

He who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak.

If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not despond.

It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.

a dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. a man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

Wrote you a poem or two. You didn’t enjoy them, but I did for you.

Don't allow anyone to become the master of your own beliefs and thoughts. No one owns the right to dictate the direction your life.

I've always been my own person. Everything I've ever done in my life I did the hard way.

If I ever had any vanity, then I definitely lost it by being on television. It doesn't do you any favours in terms of showing you what you look like and what your emotions are.

I reached for sleep and drew it round me like a blanket muffling pain and thought together in the merciful dark

People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone.

Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.

No one should have to dance backward all of their lives.

I've always been attracted to sad. If you look at Woody Allen movies, he's often playing a sad clown, and it's always been interesting. And angry clown is even more interesting.