We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to 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.

It amazed me how quickly a lie loses its power in the face of truth.

There are ultimate truths you cannot hide from no matter how high you climb or how long you sit alone. Everything is on its way somewhere, even if that place feels like nowhere.

Wealth ... is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much but wants more.

The climate change is real today, but also the solutions that we have available to us that are cost-effective and beneficial to everyone are at our disposal now.

If we had some eggs we could have eggs and ham, if we had some ham.

I paint things as they are. I don't comment. I record.

I think its a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a fig for you.

When future generations judge those who came before them on environmental issues, they may conclude "they didn't know": let us not go down in history as the generations who knew, but didn't care

Since therefore all things are ordered in subserviency to the good of man, they are so ordered by Him that made both man and them.

Donald Trump's meeting with the president of Mexico comes after months of bashing that country and its political leadership. Trump has called the Mexican government corrupt and dishonest.