When reason rules, money is a blessing.

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.

There should be no crying in copyediting.

What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

Every war, when viewed from the undistorted perspective of life’s sanctity, is a “civil war” waged by humanity against itself.

We have three big shows on Sunday, so there will be pressure to spread the wealth.

For the moment, whenever I read, it is normally scripts. You start a book and then you think, 'I should be reading these five scripts.

The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.

When all things are considered, happiness is a better indicator of success than success has ever been of happiness.

'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you laugh.

All lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform; vowing more than the perfection of ten, and discharging less than the tenth part of one.