The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage. [Lat., Nequicquam sapere sapientem, qui ipse sibi prodesse non quiret.]

Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.

No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.

The idle mind knows not what it wants.

He who civilly shows the way to one who has missed it, is as one who has lighted another's lamp from his own lamp; it none the less gives light to himself when it burns for the other.

He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.

He who has two languages has two souls.

Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.

How can life be worth living, if devoid Of the calm trust reposed by friend in friend? What sweeter joy than in the kindred soul, Whose converse differs not from self-communion?

A true friend is distinguished in the crisis of hazard and necessity; when the gallantry of his aid may show the worth of his soul and the loyalty of his heart.

The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so

How good would a Good Samaritan be, if a Good Samaritan would only intend to do good?

And who would dare write their own death into the script so that the rest of the characters in the tale might live? God of course.

Parents had some kind of sin radar, Claire thought. They always called when you were in the middle of something you just knew they'd consider wrong. Or at least risky.

The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable.

Peace is not wimpy. It's about sitting down and negotiating with people you hate. Ultimately, all occupation ends, and you have to deal with the enemy.

Doctors bury their mistakes, Architects cover them with ivy

People say children from broken homes have it hard, but the children of charmed marriages have their own particular challenges.

A hard beginnyng makth a good endyng.

I am only a public entertainer who understands his time.

Christianity is completely and radically anti-democratic; it is committed to spiritual aristocracy.