The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time.

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.

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.

Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!

Our faces were no more than ten inches apart but she was lightyears away from me.

Genius may conceive but patient labor must consummate.

Democracy, with its promise of international peace, has been no better guarantee against war than the old dynastic rule of kings.

The faster you work, the better off you're going to be.

Playing for Billy Martin is like being married to him. Right now, we're all sleeping on the couch.

I'm pretty active, so I wasn't really worried [about filming "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" ]. But there was a day when I was like, "God, I've been rowing for two hours."

Aikido is love. It is the path that brings our heart into oneness with the spirit of the universe to complete our mission in life by instilling in us a love and reverence for all of nature.