The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.

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.

Live for the moments to die for

Nature paces its change in gradual steps, and in this time of renewal, I danced in sync to the rhythm of life.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

The first problem for all of us men and women is not to learn but to unlearn.

Sincerity is the prime requisite in every approach to the God who ... hates all hypocrisy falsehood and deceit.

Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.

The great need to grasp principles had caused me to spend most of my time on fruitless persuits.

We should increase our development of alternative fuels, taking advantage of renewable resources, like using corn and sugar to produce ethanol or soybeans to produce biodiesel.

Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it.

Nothing is unnatural - just untried.