There is always someone worse off than yourself.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

Believe it or don't believe it, Madame. But my feet are tired too. Bloody tired. Like a dead man's.

You are no longer paid just for the hours that you put in, but for what you put into those hours.

Man O' War was a great racehorse, but if I put a extra 20 pounds on him they would say I was cruel to the animal. So don't ask me to do that to Chavez.

Nirvana and enlightenment exist just on the other side of your sensory perceptions and your thoughts.

I would never use obscene language in the office. Certainly not. I kept my obscene language for the home, where it belongs.

It is necessary to be humble in order to learn.

The less we parade our misfortunes the more sympathy we command.

My old man taught me two things: 'Mind own business' and 'Always cut cards.'

I developed this guiding statement to stress on the fact that every good thing takes time to develop.

Where most people looked forward to the weekend to go out and yie one on, my idea of a good time was to figure out a Scorpions song