The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal. [Lat., Divitarum et formae gloria fluxa atque fragilis; virtus clara aeternaque habetur.]

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

Jocks usually aren't smart. Their muscles feast on their brains.

The successful possess the courage to walk each day toward something

I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.

Because the stuff that they feed kids now, they'll have a bunch of idiots in the next millennium as far as art and culture is concerned.

I always thought about carrying on training and working, chasing my dream.

Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.

War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.

Laney had recently noticed that the only people who had titles that clearly described their jobs had jobs he wouldn't have wanted.

It easeth some, though none it ever cured, to think their dolour others have endured.

Open your heart and mind like the wings of a butterfly. See then how high you CAN fly.