The swiftest despatch seems slow to desire.

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.

If we are wonderful parents and family members, then there’s really nothing else to prove.

Live life with enthusiasm.

What he knows now is that guilt isn’t the only reason people commit suicide. Sometimes you can just get bored with afternoon TV.

I don't think you can say that feminism has made women critical of marriage because women have been critical of marriage for centuries.

If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks.

My first dance ever on 'Dancing With the Stars' was to 'Let's Hear it for the Boy.'

Think of the egotism of a man who believes that an infinite being wants his praise!

There’s always someone who knows something.

He went, ever on the move, with the slow, shuffling step of wandering beggars who are nowhere at home.

What is terrible when you seek the truth, is that you find it. You find it, and then you are no longer free to follow the biases of your personal circle, or to accept fashionable clichés.