When a Roman was returning from a trip, he used to send someone ahead to let his wife know, so as not to surprise her in the act.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

A character for steadiness once gone is not easily recovered

It's counterproductive and self-destructive to bear grudges with people that are negative.

Ideas have a shelf-life. Share yours, let others collaborate, and you'll get new ones.

If you would wed, wed. If not, take your pleasure where you find it. There's little enough of it in this world." - Oberyn

For too long our culture has said, "If it feels good, do it." Now America is embracing a new ethic and a new creed: "Let's roll".

I eat "NOs" for breakfast.

The excrement bubbles, the century slime decays, and the brainwashing government lackeys would have us say it's under control.

I have loved the principle of beauty in all things.

Then there's the joy of getting your desk clean, and knowing that all your letters are answered, and you can see the wood on it again.

Nobody on this planet had a range of passing like Paul Scholes. Training every day was a pleasure just watching him. Unbelievable career.