When fortune flatters, she does it to betray.

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.

I already fear for my life just because of who I am, you think adding a little inconsequential vampire to the equation will change any of that?

Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.

I have often thought that when I do die it will be of sheer boredom.

When you have a single composer writing his work, it shouldn't be doled out in singles based on the length of a piece.

Religion is a great force - the only real motive force in the world; but what you fellows don't understand is that you must get at a man through his own religion and not through yours.

If military action in Iraq is launched without a new U.N. resolution, Canada will not participate.

Levi is one of the best authors I've ever read. It's hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone.

Raising or caring for children requires sacrifice and service, which, I believe, heals us from the destructive forces of self-centeredness.

Ultimately, I want to have a good career and do interesting work

The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.