What is done hastily cannot be done prudently.

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.

Some people dream of having a big swimming pool. With me, it’s closets

Even if we may not always understand why God allows certain things to happen to us, we can know He is able to bring good out of evil, and triumph out of suffering.

You perform the thing that you made, that's inside of you, and to subject that to any kind of scrutiny is terrifying. It's still terrifying to me.

I think I have a natural ability to lead.

Well, no doubt it's a blessed thing to have an imagination that can always make you satisfied, no matter how you are fixed.

There are people who would love to spend their last ten years, or five years, or whatever it is, on the surface of Mars.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.

In high school my mother advised me to make my last lines into titles. It was very good advice.

Successful villany is called virtue.

I'm concerned about how accessible guns are.