There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.

The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.

How much straight forward you are

For they can conquer who believe they can.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

I guess a lot of people think that a girl who shows her bosom and wears tight dresses can't be close to God. God has always been close to me. Only He knew what was in my heart.

It requires only two things to win credit for a miracle: a mountebank and a number of silly women.

What I've started I must finish. I've gone too far to turn back. Regardless of what may happen, I have to go forward.

I'll find you. Don't worry. Just be on your own and I'll find you.

Fashion may renew itself every six months but one thing remains the same: bouncers always wear black.

To silence the Voice of God is damnation in time!

The time-honored role of the artist [is] to speak truth to power.