Whoever truly worships the gods loves their priests.

Take time for deliberation. Haste spoils everything.

It is for the good of states that men should be deluded by religion.

Allow time and moderate delay; haste manages all things badly.

Fear in the world first created the gods. [Lat., Primus in orbe deos fecit timor.]

A just fortune awaits the deserving. [Lat., Fors aequa merentes Respicit.]

Give not reins to your inflamed passions: take time and a little delay; impetuosity manages all things badly.

It is noble to grant life to the vanquished. [Lat., Pulchrum est vitam donare minori.]

In doubt, fear is the worst of prophets.

Oh, how cowardly is wickedness always!

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

Like men who have failed together, they wanted nothing more than to never see each other again.

Well, wouldn't it have been easier if she'd just asked me whether I liked her better than you?""Girls don't often ask questions like that, " said Hermione."Well, they should!" said Harry forcefully.

Don't listen to a man who says we have to work together as a team. He means we have to work as he says.

Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair the rest is in the hands of God.

What the King dreams, the Hand builds.

Have you ever tried?" "No." Then don't tell me I can't.

Maybe lurking in my unconscious was the idea that when someone's collected poems are published it means that the poet is dead. I found myself looking at my work as if I were at my own funeral.

Yep, my daddy was an undependable drunk. But he'd never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could. (189)

Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.