When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

When you are clear on your calling, you command the universe to bid to your voice

We need to pay attention with a particular attitude: one of openness, curiosity, and receptiveness.

I was striving to be the most muscular man, and it got me into the movies. It got me everything that I have.

I've written poems about gifts. Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.

Young people drift away from society because, in many cases, they have no hope or goals. So, hope will have to be given to the young.

It's not just a song I sing with my hand raised but also with a billfold I've laid.

I feel about mothers the way I feel about dimples: because I do not have one myself, I notice everyone who does.

It is very difficult to know what may be in the back of the mind of public figures.

There are no edges to my loving now.

Grace frees you to be honest about what you've always known to be true about yourself: that you're weaker & more afraid than you want to be.