There is no safety in regaining the favor of an enemy.

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.

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful.

If you don't care for obscenity, you don't care for the truth.

Heraclitus was an opponent of all democratic parties.

Partly, the Russian system succeeds because, in contrast to the Western industrial economies, it makes full use of its manpower.

Live television drama was like live theater, because you moved without thinking about the camera. It followed you around. In film you have to be more aware of what the camera is doing.

What I don't like is talking points.

The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, their disinclination to earn an honest dollar.

It's essential that a part of you not grow up. Childhood wonder gives us our spark and beauty.

Never lend money to a friend. It's dangerous. It could damage his memory.

You can be everything in life but the important thing is to be a good person.