There is no gain so certain as that which arises from sparing what you have.

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.

Do you realize how hard it is to keep your mind clear when somebody’s telling you to keep your mind clear?

She doesn't need your money. Even a penniless fool like you can make her fall in love with you. That's just miracle.

No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly...and any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less generously the effort made to study it.

Great masters neither want nor need your worship. Your greatest gift to them and yourself is to emulate their divinity by claiming it as your own.

Coming from theater, and having been to acting school, and done little, small Australian independent movies, a lot of the time, it's always about character.

Saddest of all are the women who were brought up to believe that self-sacrifice is the highest female virtue. They made the sacrifice, often willingly, and they are still waiting for the blessing.

Me and music are not good friends, so I do my best to augment the music part [of my films] and come up with something worth watching.

You shouldn't be looking at the bottom of the mountain. Why don't you try looking at the top some time?

Buffett’s genius was largely a genius of character—of patience, discipline, and rationality.

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before